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Countries that have banned paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease (slrpnk.net)
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Nations that have banned paraquat in white

Source from Feb, 2026 by EWG (Environmental Working Group). If anyone has a more updated version, feel free to share it

Notes:
Myanmar:

From 1 April [2026] onwards, paraquat will no longer be permitted to be registered, imported, sold, formulated or repackaged in Myanmar

Canada:

In Canada, Syngenta was the only paraquat manufacturer with a registered product. Syngenta discontinued registering its product in Canada in 2023 following updated risk-mitigation efforts. Although there is not an outright ban, no paraquat products are sold in Canada.

India:

The draft 'Banning of Paraquat Dichloride Order, 2026', issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, was published in the Gazette of India on July 13 and will remain open for public comments for 30 days before a final decision is taken. Did it pass? I cant find much on it

In the USA before California's ban a couple of days ago:

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[–] [S] 5 points 2 months ago

Store Norske Leksikon (Great Norwegian Encyclopedia), which is owned by Norwegian universities and other non-profit organizations, says it was banned as early as the 1980s, but I have not been able to find any documentation on it

The closest was an archived page:

Norway (01.01.81)
«The product has been voluntarily withdrawn from the market». (UN/DESA 2004). Effective date 1981

Registration cancelled (PAN 1996) Not registered by the Norwegian Agricultural Inspection Service (Registered pesticides: not listed in September 2005) Document

However the link to said document is dead and it is not available on the Way Back Machine. Perhaps it is under the same situation as Canada?

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