\u201cThis analysis places Brazil in 29th position in the FAO\/UN ranking for use of agrochemicals…\u201d<\/p>\n
Eduardo Le\u00e3o<\/strong> is the president of CropLife Brasil<\/strong><\/a>, with a degree in agronomic engineering, a M.Sc. in applied economics from the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, an MBA in Government Relations from the Get\u00falio Vargas Foundation, and a Ph.D. in applied economics from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n AgriBrasilis – Why are there products that are banned or not approved in the EU but are used in Brazil? Is this comparison appropriate?<\/strong><\/p>\n Eduardo Le\u00e3o –<\/strong> Each country adopts its own guidelines for product registration, according to local agronomic conditions. Different climates and types of crops require different phytosanitary management.<\/p>\n Let’s consider the case of soybeans. Europe practically does not cultivate the crop and, even in the regions where they do, the pests and diseases that we face here do not exist there. This means that the chemical pesticides that perform this pest control here are not necessary in that region. Therefore, several products used in Brazil are not registered in the EU, simply because there is no demand for the crop, which does not mean that they are banned or not approved.<\/p>\n In addition, it should be noted that Brazilian regulatory authorities have autonomy and high technical and scientific capacity to ensure the health of the Brazilian population and environmental safety.<\/p>\n Even after approval, Brazil may, at any time, call for products to be revaluated, whenever the country is alerted by international organizations of which it is a member, or whenever there are signs of reduced agronomic efficiency, of risk to human health and\/or the environment, precisely with the aim of maintaining the rigor and safety of the use of these products at the same level as in other countries around the world.<\/p>\n AgriBrasilis – In this sense, are the food products harvested here safe for human consumption?<\/strong><\/p>\n Eduardo Le\u00e3o –<\/strong> The latest report from Anvisa’s Pesticide Residue Analysis Program in Food, with the results of analyses carried out in 2018, 2019 and 2022, indicated that the food products harvested in Brazil are safe for human consumption regarding the potential risks of acute and chronic poisoning resulting from exposure to agrochemical residues.<\/p>\n
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