May 31, 2017, AQSIQ National Standards Commission promulgated the “People’s Republic of China National Standards Bulletin 2017 No. 13.” Announcement shows that the revision of this national standard, including glyphosate and soluble powder (granule) agent, adding a determination of the specific salt composition, will be implemented on December 1. It is reported that Xin’an Group relies on the technical advantages of the glyphosate industry as the main drafting unit of the new glyphosate GB.

The biggest change of the new glyphosate 2017 national standard in 2006 compared with the 2006 edition was mainly revised in terms of glyphosate salt type, which clearly added a determination of the specific salt components. It is understood that there is currently on the market low-end salt of glyphosate posing as high-end salt-type situation, from profiteering, disrupted the entire glyphosate market environment. In the case of 30% glyphosate, there is a general prevalence of 33% glyphosate-ammonium salt in the form of a 41% glyphosate isopropylamine salt solution. Data show that there are 60% to 70% of the 41% aqueous solution of the above situation. The 2017 version of the new GB glyphosate implementation, making law enforcement a legal basis, in the event of a similar impersonation incident, according to the new “Pesticide Management Regulations” can be directly identified as fake pesticides. The implementation of the new standard will help to purify the market of glyphosate preparations and make the enterprises that abide by the law be more competitive in products.