List of Certified Fumigation Companies

INTRODUCTION

Fumigation is a treatment method extensively used in eradicating pests and diseases in agricultural produce in many countries. Although this method, especially the use of methyl bromide (CH3Br), is acknowledged to have the potential to negatively impact upon the environment, fumigation continues to be considered as the appropriate method to free agricultural produce from pests and diseases. The Montreal Protocol continues to provide for the use of methyl bromide in fumigation activities, particularly for pre-shipment treatment and quarantine purposes.

Many countries require certain commodities to be fumigated prior to export. As evidence that the commodities have been fumigated, importing countries require the fumigation provider or an endorsing government authority to issue fumigation certificates that clearly details the treatment that has been undertaken on the commodity.

Ineffective fumigations can impact severely on Malaysian export trade by putting in question the product integrity of Malaysian agricultural exports.

Malaysia is committed to addressing the issue of ineffective quarantine fumigations on its exports. To this end, Malaysia has established a Fumigation Accreditation Scheme (to be known as the Scheme) for export fumigators with a view to ensuring that all quarantine fumigations are undertaken in accordance with world’s best practice as outlined in the Australian Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard (to be known as the Standard).
 
PURPOSE

This article sets out the outcomes to be met by a fumigation company and an accredited fumigator when performing quarantine fumigation treatments on export goods using methyl bromide under the Scheme.
 
SCOPE

This article is limited to the treatment of goods, subject to quarantine, by methyl bromide fumigation. The classes of goods covered by this paper are:

•general cargo; and
•timber.