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Turkey to Ban Imports of 16 Plant Protection Substances

Turkey plans to ban production and imports of 16 active substances found in plant protection products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said in a June 19 report. The import ban, which will take effect for each of…

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the substances over a “transitional period” from June 30 through Dec. 31, will impact difenacoum, fenamidone, triadimenol, chlorothalonil and other substances because of their harmful effects on humans and the environment, the report said. The move is aimed at harmonizing Turkish regulations with European Union rules.