By Daniel Edu
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL (NAFDAC)
LIST OF BANNED PESTICIDE IN NIGERIA
S/N PESTICIDE CATEGORY STATUS
1 ALDRIN INSECTICIDE BANNED
2 BINAPACRYL FUNGICIDE BANNED
3 CAPTAFOL FUNGICIDE BANNED
4 CHLORDANE INSECTICIDE BANNED
5 CHLORDIMEFORM INSECTICIDE BANNED
6 DDT INSECTICIDE BANNED
7 DIELDRIN INSECTICIDE BANNED
8 DINOSEB & DINOSEB SALTS HERBICIDE BANNED
9 HEPTACHLOR HERBICIDE BANNED
10 LINDANE INSECTICIDE BANNED
11 ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE FUMIGANTS BANNED
12 PARATHION INSECTICIDE BANNED
13 METHYL PARATHION INSECTICIDE BANNED
14 PHOSPHAMIDON INSECTICIDE BANNED
15 MONOCROPTOPHOS INSECTICIDE BANNED
16 METHAMIDOPHOS INSECTICIDE BANNED
17 CHLOROBENZILATE INSECTICIDE BANNED
18 TOXAPHENE INSECTICIDE BANNED
19 PENTACHLOROPHENOL HERBICIDE, INSECTICIDE BANNED
20 ETHYLENE OXIDE FUMIGANT, DISINFECTANT BANNED
21 HCF (MIXED ISOMERS)/BHC INSECTICIDE BANNED
22 EDB (1,2-DIBROMOETHENE) FUMIGANT BANNED
23 2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXY ACETIC ACID HERBICIDE BANNED
24 ENDRIN INSECTICIDE BANNED
25 MIREX INSECTICIDE BANNED
26 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE FUMIGANT BANNED
27 HEXACHLOROBENZENE FUNGICIDE BANNED
28 ENDOSULPHAN ACARICIDE, INSECTICIDE BANNED
29 DELTA HCH AGRICUTURAL INSECTICIDE BANNED
30 FLOURACETAMIDE RODENTICIDE BANNED
