Advanced Studies for Safe and Compliant Bio-stimulants
The Ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare on February 23, 2021, has issued fertilizer (inorganic, organic or mixed) (control) amendment order, 2021 to further amend the fertilizer (inorganic, organic or mixed) (control) order, 1985.
Any new biostimulant product must be included in schedule VI of the regulations.
Aragen supports registration of bio stimulants by conducting following studies
Chemistry
- Source product specification
- Method of analysis
- Shelf-life
Toxicity (acute)
- Oral rat
- Dermal rat
- Inhalation rat
- Primary skin irritation (rabbit)
- Eye irritation (rabbit)
- Bird
- Freshwater fish
- Honeybee
- Earthworm
Heavy metal (6) analysis report
- No bio stimulant shall contain heavy metals content over and above the maximum limit prescribed for various metals
If the product is already on the Indian market, the provisional certificate will allow the manufacturer / importer to continue the market for two-year. During these two years testing must be done to obtain the data requirements
