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MCPA (spray drift review)

MCPA (2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a selective phenoxy herbicide used in agriculture and the home garden. MCPA products are classified in either Schedule 5 (caution) or Schedule 6 (poison) of the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP) and therefore has been assessed to contain a low or moderate potential to cause harm.

MCPA documents and links

Title Date
Update on the progress of the MCPA review Nov 2010
Reconsideration of Approvals and Registrations Related to Products Containing MCPA and their Labels - scoping document (PDF, 498kb) Apr 2010
Gazette notice annoucing the MCPA spray drift review (PDF, 138kb) Apr 2010
Media release - Chemical regulator kicks off new spray drift regulatory program with a widely-used herbicide Apr 2010
MCPA and the APVMA’s New Spray drift framework - a technical backgrounder (PDF, 31kb) | (RTF 139kb) Apr 2010

For more information please contact the Chemical Review Program on (02) 6210 4749 or by email to spraydrift@apvma.gov.au

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