Jinan Zhuocheng Bio-Tech Co., Ltd.

July 2026 – China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), together with six other government agencies, has launched a nationwide campaign to further standardize the production, distribution, online sales, and use of pesticides and veterinary drugs. The joint initiative, running from July 2026 through March 2027, aims to strengthen full-chain supervision, combat illegal activities involving prohibited and restricted products, and safeguard agricultural production, food safety, and public health.

The campaign is jointly organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. Authorities emphasized a coordinated national enforcement approach, focusing on eliminating illegal production sites, dismantling underground supply networks, and investigating major violations across the entire supply chain.

According to the deployment plan, the campaign will strengthen oversight covering the production, distribution, e-commerce sales, and end use of prohibited and restricted pesticides and veterinary drugs. Law enforcement agencies will intensify inspections, investigate illegal manufacturing and distribution activities, and take strict action against violations to disrupt illicit supply chains.

The initiative focuses on five key priorities. First, authorities will conduct comprehensive investigations by combining routine inspections, unannounced visits, public reporting channels, and nationwide screening to identify and address violations. Second, enforcement agencies will prioritize major cases, shutting down illegal manufacturing facilities, confiscating prohibited products, removing unlawful online stores, and prosecuting high-profile offenders to enhance regulatory deterrence. Third, regulators will strengthen supervision of online sales by requiring e-commerce platforms to fulfill their compliance responsibilities, improving product traceability, and ensuring accountability throughout the supply chain. Fourth, government agencies will expand public outreach through policy interpretation, legal education, and the publication of representative enforcement cases to raise compliance awareness across the industry. Finally, authorities will reinforce long-term regulatory mechanisms by maintaining strict control over prohibited products, implementing closed-loop management for restricted-use pesticides, and enforcing prescription-only sales requirements for veterinary prescription drugs, with severe penalties for non-compliance.

Industry observers believe the joint campaign reflects China's continued commitment to strengthening regulatory oversight of pesticides and veterinary drugs, improving product safety, and promoting high-quality agricultural development. As enforcement becomes more coordinated and full-chain supervision continues to improve, companies will be expected to further enhance compliance, quality management, and supply chain transparency to meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements.