2020's

• January 2022: Chemical concerns over mass bee kill (Sunraysia region, Victoria)
• 22 December 2021: Macadamia farmer convicted and fined. Spray Drift
• 18/9/20: Tianjin Jinghai Huixan Industry and Trade. Breaching Australian MRL. Pesticide: Propargite
• 14/8/20: Linhai Monhong (China). Breaching Australian MRLs. Pesticides: Cyhalothrin, Difenconazole
• 7/8/20: Hong Kong Top Gold International Trading Co Ltd. Breached Australian MRL; Pesticide: Carbendazim
• 31/7/20: T&A VN Import Export Company Limited (Vietnam). Breaching Australian MRLs. Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin, Difenconazole, Permethrin
• 31/7/20: Rutu Agro Food Cold Storage (India). Breaching Australian MRL’s. Pesticides: Acephate, Carbendazim, Chlorpyrifos
• 24/7/20: Dujardin Food (Belgium). Breaching Australian MRL. Pesticide: Cyhalothrin
• 17/7/20: Consolidated Business Systems (Sri Lanka). Breached Australian MRL. Pesticide: Carbendazim
• 9/7/20: Dohler Neuenkirche N Gmbh (Germany). Breaching Australian MRL: Paclobutrazol
• 1/7/20: Parayil Food Products (India). Breaching Australian MRL’s: Pesticides: Acephate, Monocrotophos
• 1/7/20: Batra Enterprises (India). Breaches to Australian MRL’s. Pesticide: Chlorpyrifos
• 15/6/20: Jining New Silk Road Co Ltd (China). Breaching Australian MRL. Pesticide: Carbendazim
• 2020: Nam Hai Company Limited (Vietnam). Breaching Australian MRL. Pesticide: Hexaconazole, Difenconazole
• 13/5/20: Botou Huayang Jujube Industry Co Ltd (China). Breaching Australian MRL’s
• 13/5/20: Hong Kong Sing Hung Food Co (China). Breach to Australian MRL: Pesticide Carbendazim
• 2021 August: Overwatch problems in South Australia. Pesticide: Bixlozone
• 2021 August: Overwatch moves outside boundary: Pesticide: Bixlozone
• 9/7/21: Moisture blamed on Overwatch volatility. Pesticide: Bixlozone
• 11/5/20: Wonderful Citrus (United States). Breaching Australian MRL. Pesticide: Tebuconazole
• 2020: Guangzhou Linqi Trading Co Ltd (China). Breaching Australias MRL’s. Pesticides: Procymidone, Thiamethoxam, Cyhalothrin
• 1/5/20: Khajanchi Exports (Mumbai India). Food breaching Australian MRL for Carbendazim
• 2020: Pacific Coast Fruit Products (Canada). Breaching Australian MRLs for Carbendazim, Fipronil
• 24/4/20: Svt International. Breaching Australian MRL’s: Pesticide: Carbendazim
• 3/4/20: Colombia Bean and Produce Co Inc – Breaching Australian MRL’s: Pesticides: Acephate, Methamidophos
• 1/4/20: D & T Green Food Co Ltd (Vietnam). Frozen Red Chillies Breaching Australian MRL’s. Pesticides: Difenconazole, Hexaconazole
• 30/3/20: Nature’s Touch Frozen Food Inc, Food Breaching Australian MRL’s. Pesticide: Taufluvalinate
• 17/3/20: Colombo Commodities (Sri Lanka). Breaching Australian MRL’s for Chana Dahl. Pesticide: Pirimiphos Methyl
• 6/3/20: Reanthong Agro Product Limited Partnership (Thailand) Australian MRL Breach. Pesticide: Carbendazim
• 4/2/20: Ratin Khosh Co (Iran). Breached Australian MRL for Dried Strawberries. Pesticide: Carbendazim
• 28/4/21: Two Wells (South Australia). Spray Drift
• 25/3/20: United Co. For Food Industry (Sae). Breaching Australian MRL for Frozen Okra. Pesticide: Chlorpyrifos
• 2/3/20: Ceres Fruit Juices Ltd (South Africa). Breaching Australian MRLs. Pesticide: Thiabendazole
• 2020: Kirsten Company Llc. Export Breaches Australian MRL’s. Pesticide: Acephate, Chlorpyrifos
• 31/1/20: Doehler Juice Solutions (USA). Breach to Australian MRL’s. Pesticide: Captan
• 15/1/20: Thangapandi International (India). Pesticide MRL breaches: Carbendazim, Metalaxyl
• 2021 August: Spray Drift Investigations. Julia Creek (Queensland)
• 28 July 2021: EPA lays charges over Torquay chemical incident. Chemical: MITC
• June 2021: Bird Deaths – Galahs (Parkes, New South Wales). Pesticide: Bromadiolone
• 2021 Feb: Robinvale (Victoria) bird killing most likely deliberate. Pesticide: Methomyl
• 2021 Feb: Recycler Suez says herbicides in contaminated compost came from Melbourne council water. Pesticides: Dicamba, 2,4-D, MCPA, Triclopyr, Picloram
• 2021 February: Bee Deaths, Dalby (Queensland). Pesticide: Fipronil
• 2021 February: Toxic Compost (Reservoir, Victoria). Pesticides?
• 2020 October: Poisoned Eagles, Willurah Road, Conargo (NSW). Pesticide: ?
• 2021 January: Dead fish, yabbies, aquatic life (Cohuna, Vic). Pesticide: Acrolein
• 2019/20: Bundaberg WSA (Queensland). Hexazinone, 2,4-D
• 2019/20: Gin Gin Reservoir (Queensland). Pesticides: Hexazinone, 2,4-D
• 2019/20: Gooburrum Reservoir (Queensland). Pesticide: Hexazinone
• 2019/20: Lake Monduran Reservoir (Queensland). Pesticides: Hexazinone, 2,4-D
• 2020: Myponga Tiers Monitoring Station (South Australia). Pesticides: 2,4-D, Chlorpyrifos, Dimethoate, Glyphosate, MCPA, Metsulfuron Methyl
• 2020 September: Bird Deaths Hampden Road Reserve, Lakemba (NSW)
• 2020 October: Contaminated Gibberellic Acid – Sunraysia Region (Victoria) – Clopyralid
• 2020 August: Geraldton (Western Australia). Pesticide: Ratsak/Brodifacoum
• 2020 June: Canola Crop Damage. Glenorchy (Victoria). Pesticide: Triasulfuron?
• 2020: Gwydir Wetlands (New South Wales). Spray Drift
• 2020: Deepwater (New South Wales). Spraydrift
• 2020 August: Boobook Owl Poisoning – Melbourne (Victoria). Pesticide: Brodifacoum
• 2020 July: Darlington Point (NSW) Spray Drift
• 2020 July: Bourke (NSW). Spray Drift
• 2020 July: Narrowmine (NSW). Spray Drift Impacting Peppercorns
• 2020 July: Warren (NSW). Spray Drift Impacting Peppercorns
• 2020 July: Trangie (NSW). Spray Drift Impacting Peppercorns
• 2020 June: Holey Plains State Park Spray Drift from Pine Plantation. Pesticides: Glyphosate?, Metsulfuron Methyl?
• 1/5/20: Senate Inquiry Cancer Cluster Bellarine Peninsula. Pesticide: Dieldrin?
• 2018/20: Vadilal Industries Limited (India). Breaches to Australian MRLs for Fenugreek leaves, Spinach Leaves, Hyacinth Bean, Chilli, Gourd, Hyacinth Leaves. Pesticides: Multiple
• 2019/20: Thai Thuan Binh Co Ltd (Vietnam). Breaching Australian MRL’s for Chillies. Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos, Difenconazole, Propiconazole, Tebuconazole, Metalaxyl
• 2018/20: Tanaya International Co Ltd (Thailand). Breaching Australian MRL for Longan. Pesticide: Carbendazim
• 2019/20: Sunshine International (Thailand). Breaching Australian MRL for Durian. Pesticide: Procymidone, Chlorpyrifos
• 2018/20: Shanghai Xushun Foodstuff Co Ltd (China). Breach of Australian MRL for Mushrooms. Pesticide: Paclobutrazol
• 2017/20: Saka Saka Company Limited (Vietnam). Breached Australian MRL’s for chilli, purple corn, sesbania flowers. Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos, Difenconazole, Permethrin
• 2017/20: O-Cha Food Pack Co Ltd (Thailand). Multiple Australian pesticide breaches on Red Chilli, Dried Longan, Pandan Leaves. Pesticides: Multiple
• 2019/20: Labasa Farm Fresh (Fiji). Breached Australian MRL’s. Pesticides: Acephate, Methamidophos
• 2018/20: Kaelen Phils Inc (Philippines). Breaching Australian MRL. Pesticides: Profenofos, Chlorpyrifos
• 2017/20: Guangdong Zhongshan Guzhen Lihua Farming Byproduct Factory (China). Breached Australian MRL for Exported Longan. Pesticides: Carbendazim, Chlorpyrifos, Cyhalothrin
• 2017/20: Global Gourmet Pvt Ltd (India). Multiple breaches Australian MRL’s for Okra and Spinach. Pesticides: Acephate, Chlorpyrifos, Monocrotophos, Cyhalothrin
• 2017/20: Givrex (Egypt). Exporting Cut Green Beans in Breach of Australian MRL. Pesticides: Carbendazim, Chlorpyrifos
• 1/3/18: Elbaraka Fruit for Import and Export (Egypt). Breaches of Australian MRL’s for Fresh Naval Oranges
• 2019/20: El Rawan Co for Import and Export (Egypt). Breached MRL for Oranges. Pesticide: Cyhalothrin
• 2018/20: Dt-Pro Co Ltd (Vietnam) Breaching Australian MRL for Lychees. Pesticide: Carbendazim, Cypermethrin
• 19/9/19: Bozhou Haomen Chinese Medicine Co Ltd exporting Chinese Dates above MRL’s. Pesticide: Cypermethrin
• 2019/20: Ays Mfg Co Ltd (Myanmar) exporting food to Australia breaching MRL’s. Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin
• 2020 February: Senate Inquiry into Possible Bellarine Peninsula Cancer Cluster – Mosquito spraying?
• 2019/2010: 128 dead Wedge Tailed Eagles (Violet Town (Victoria)). Suspected Pesticide Luci-Jet (Fenthion)
• 2016/19: Glenelg Waste Water Treatment Plant (South Australia). Pesticide: MCPA, 2,4-D, Triclopyr
• 2016/20: Christies Beach Waste Water Treatment Plant (South Australia). Pesticide: MCPA, Triclopyr, 2,4-D
• 2014/20: Wallaville Reservoir (Wallaville, Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Hexazinone, Metolachlor, Diuron
• 2013/20: Gregory River Reservoir (Childers/Woodgate, Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Diuron, Metolachlor, Hexazinone
• 2013/20: Kalkie Reservoir (Kalkie, Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Hexazinone, Metolachlor
• 2013/20: Vecellios Road Reservoir (Moore Park, Queensland). Pesticide: Atrazine, Diuron, Metolachlor, Hexazinone
• 2016 + 2020: Waikerie (SA). Pesticide: Chloropicrin, Heptachlor
• 2012-2020: Myponga Reservoir WTP Inlet + Research. Pesticide: MCPA, 2,4-D, AMPA, Chlorpyrifos, Clopyralid, Glyphosate, Malathion, Metsulfuron Methyl, Omethoate
• 2013-2021: Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant (SA). Pesticides: 2,4-D, MCPA, Triclopyr, Simazine
• 2011 September – 2020: Myponga River Sample Pump. Pesticides detected: Triclopyr, MCPA, Omethoate
• 2011 August – 2020 Feb: Middle River, Kangaroo Island. Pesticides detected: MCPA, Triclopyr
• 2011/2013 + 2019/2020: Kersbrook Creek. Pesticide detections: MCPA, Picloram, Triclopyr, Metsulfuron Methyl
• 2012 – 2020: Happy Valley Water Treatment Plant Inlet. Pesticides detected: MCPA
• 2011 – 2020: Gumeracha Weir 2.6km upstream. Pesticides detected: MCPA, Triclopyr, Dicamba, Chlorthal-Dimethyl, Chlorsulfuron, Metsulfuron Methyl, Picloram
• 1998 October – 2020 June: Torrens River Gorge Weir (SA). Pesticides Detected: Endosulfan, Simazine, Triclopyr, Picloram, MCPA, Metsulfuron Methyl.
• 1999 May – 2021: Little Para River Snake Gully Bridge (SA). Pesticides detected: Hexazinone, Simazine, Chlorthal-Dimethyl, MCPA, Triclopyr, Picloram, Metsulfuron Methyl.
• 2001 May – 2020: Clarendon Weir (SA). Pesticide detected: Simazine, MCPA, Triclopyr, 2,4-D
• 1998 – 2020: Barossa Weir. Pesticides detected: Atrazine, Hexazinone, Diazinon, Simazine, MCPA, Metsulfuron Methyl.
• 2007 – 2020: Baroota Reservoir (SA). Pesticide detected: Simazine, 2,4-D, MCPA, Metsulfuron Methyl, Dicamba.
• 1998 – 2020 : Mount Bold Reservoir. Pesticide Detected: Dieldrin, Chlorthal Dimethyl, MCPA, 2,4-D.
• 1998 – 2020: South Para Reservoir. Pesticides detected: Atrazine, Hexazinone, MCPA, Triclopyr, Metsulfuron Methyl.