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New fungicide approved for use on cereal crops
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
The Environmental
Protection Authority (EPA) has approved an application to
import a new fungicide, Vimoy Iblon, into New Zealand, for
use on cereal crops.
The applicant, Bayer, intends to
market the fungicide to farmers as a means of controlling a
range of diseases including scald and net blotch in barley,
leaf rust in barley and wheat, stripe rust in wheat and
wheat-rye hybrid triticale, speckled leaf blotch in wheat
and stem rust in ryegrass crops.
New Zealand is the first country to approve the use of a new active ingredient contained in Vimoy Iblon – isoflucypram. While isoflucypram is not yet in use elsewhere, a European Commission draft assessment report published in August reached similar conclusions to those of the EPA regarding potential risks to human health and the environment.
The EPA’s Acting General Manager of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms group, Dr Clark Ehlers, says allowing this fungicide to be used in New Zealand provides more choice for farmers.
“Based on its hazard classifications, Vimoy Iblon could be considered to be among the less hazardous of the fungicides available in New Zealand for the same intended use.
“As with any hazardous substance, it’s important that rules around its use are followed to ensure risks to human health and the environment are managed.”
View the decision and associated documents
Read the European Commission draft assessment report
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