Suspension of Endosulfan - 2002
NOTICE
Suspension
of Registration and Label Approvals
of products containing endosulfan
(Media release 24 September 2002)
The NRA (known since March 2003 as the APVMA) has suspended the registrations and associated label approvals of all endosulfan products, as follows:
| Product Number | Name of Product | Label Number(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 32799 | Nufarm Endosulfan 350 EC Insecticide[Nufarm Australia Limited] |
32799/0899 32799/0400 32799/1000 32799/0301 32799/0801 |
45570 |
Thionex 350 EC Insecticide Spray[Makhteshim-Agan (Australia) Pty Limited] |
45570/0299 45570/1099 |
45838 |
Endosan Emulsifiable Concentrate Insecticide[Crop Care Australasia Pty Ltd] |
45838/0899 45838/0300 45838/0800 |
| 50004 | Thiodan EC Insecticide[Bayer Cropscience Pty Ltd] |
50004/1099 50004/0702 |
|
52163 |
Farmoz Endosulfan 350 EC Insecticide[Farmoz Pty Limited] | 52163/0899 |
The suspensions are effective from 24 September 2002 until 30 June 2003. Reasons for the suspension were that using the products in accordance with some of the instructions on the labels might be an undue hazard to the safety of people using anything containing its residues and might unduly prejudice trade.
NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPPLY AND USE OF SUSPENDED PRODUCT
These instructions apply to the use of endosulfan products during the period of suspension.
Product may be supplied only if a copy of these instructions is securely affixed to the container.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS before using or otherwise handling the product.
When using or otherwise handling the product, follow these instructions.
The current label may include instructions for using this product on pears, Brussels sprouts and leafy vegetables. It also includes a grazing withholding period of 42 days in respect of feeding treated commodities to livestock and a number of other feeding restraints. DO NOT follow those instructions.
In all states and territories the following are new instructions for Brussels sprouts, leafy vegetables, pears and animal feed commodities:
Prohibited Crop Uses
DO NOT apply to Brussels sprouts.
DO
NOT apply to leafy vegetables.
"Leafy vegetables" means: leafy brassicas (excluding broccoli,
cauliflower and head cabbage), silver beet, Chinese cabbage, choi sum,
all lettuce varieties, cress, Japanese greens (mizuna, Indian mustard),
spinach, pak choi and bok choi.
New Withholding Period
Pear: DO NOT harvest for 28 days after application.
New Feeding Restraints
DO NOT feed treated apple pomace, citrus pulp and peel; grape marc/pomace to livestock.
DO NOT feed treated pea vines or bean trash to livestock.
DO NOT feed treated cow peas, field peas or pigeon peas to livestock.
DO NOT feed fodder, stubble or trash from treated adzuki beans, chickpeas, cow peas, faba beans, field peas, lupins, mung beans, navy beans and pigeon peas to livestock.
DO NOT feed treated cereal grains (including sorghum and maize) to livestock.
DO NOT feed straw, fodder or trash from treated cereal crops (including sorghum and maize) to livestock.
DO NOT cut for stockfeed or allow livestock to graze treated vetch, lucerne (seed crop), medics (seed crop), clover (seed crop), chou moellier, forage cereals and pastures.
DO NOT feed wrapper leaves of treated Brassica and cole crops (cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli) or treated sweet corn trash to livestock.
DO NOT feed treated sunflower seed, safflower seed or linseed to livestock.
DO NOT feed fodder, stubble or trash from treated canola (rapeseed), linseed, safflower, soya beans, sunflower, peanuts to livestock.
DO NOT feed treated cotton fodder (excludes seed and hulls), stubble or trash to livestock.
Note: these feeding restraints do not apply where bare earth treatment with endosulfan for mite control has been made and no subsequent foliar treatment with endosulfan has been made.
Advisory Statement regarding livestock
If livestock have been fed any of the above commodities that have been treated with endosulfan prior to 25 September 2002, those animals should be kept on untreated feed for 90 days before slaughter.
If any of the above commodities that have been treated with endosulfan have been bailed or used in silage prior to 25 September 2002, they should not be fed to livestock.
WARNING
A person must not deal with the suspended products except in accordance with the instructions contained in this notice. A failure to comply with them will result in an offence against the Agvet Codes, about which the NRA will take appropriate action.
For any queries or further information about this matter, please contact:
Graeme
Barden
Manager
Pesticides Review
Phone:
02 6271 6549
Fax: 02 6272 3218