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A Fumigation Certificate is an official document that validates that all boxes or shipment containers have been chemically disinfected. During export, products are usually stored in wooden boxes that must be fumigated before transit to avoid the risk of pest infestation.

Methyl bromide is toxic by inhalation and if swallowed. It can be irritating to eyes, the respiratory system and to skin. Human health risks through exposure are greatest for the workers that are in close proximity to the fumigation area.

Guidelines for Assessment, Audit and Accreditation of. Fumigation Agencies for Undertaking Methyl Bromide Fumigation. Government of India. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

Therefore, along with other countries, the United States has phased out production and consumption of methyl bromide with important exceptions for critical uses as well as quarantine and preshipment. Learn more about protecting the ozone layer.

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What Is Methyl Bromide? Methyl bromide is an odorless, colorless gas used to control a wide variety of pests in agriculture and shipping, including fungi, weeds, insects, nematodes (or roundworms), and rodents.

Introduced as a pesticide in 1932, methyl bromide was first registered in the United States in 1961 (1, 2). $ Farmers use methyl bromide primarily to treat soil to kill nematodes, fungi, and weeds (2, 3). Pesticide applicators also use methyl bromide to treat perishable commodities and buildings (3).

* Methyl Bromide may damage the kidneys and affect the liver. * Repeated exposure may cause damage to the brain and nervous system including poor vision, mental confusion, personality changes, hallucination, tremor, pain or numbness of the arms and legs, problems with speech and coordination, and loss of balance.