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Gazette APVMA 2, 1 February 2005 page 14
NOTICEDodine
[in the product: CAMPBELL SYLLIT 400SC FUNGICIDE]
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has before it an application from Colin Campbell (Chemicals) Pty Ltd to vary the registration of this product to include new uses on nectarines and peaches for control of peach leaf curl and blossom blight. The application requires the approval of a label for the product and the variation of existing Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for dodine; and the setting of Withholding Periods (WHPs) for harvest and grazing.
The APVMA invites any person to submit a relevant written submission as to whether the application to vary the registration to extend the use of this product to include these new uses should be granted. Such submissions should detail comments stating the grounds on which the submission is based. Such grounds should relate only to the trade implications of the extended use of the product. Comments must be received by the APVMA within 28 days of the date of this notice.
Particulars of Application
Product Name: CAMPBELL SYLLIT 400SC FUNGICIDE
Applicant Company: Colin Campbell (Chemicals) Pty Ltd
Active Constituent: 400g/L dodine
Signal Heading: Schedule 6
Statement of Claim: For the control of peach leaf curl and blossom blight in peaches and nectarines.
Pack Sizes: 5L, 10L and 20L
Proposed MRLs:
| Table 1 | |
| Food | MRL (mg/kg) |
| Stone fruits | *0.05 |
Withholding Period: Nectarines, Peaches
Harvest: Not required when used as directed.
Grazing: Do not cut for stockfeed or allow livestock to graze vegetation present at the time of treatment in orchards.
Summary of the APVMA’s assessment of the application in accordance with sections 29(1)(e) and (f) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (the ‘Agvet Code’) scheduled to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
The APVMA has evaluated the application and in its assessment in relation to human and environmental safety under section 29(1)(e) of the Agvet Code, it proposes to determine that:
The APVMA is satisfied that the use of this product would not present an undue hazard to the safety of people from consumption of produce harvested from treated crops.
Trade Evaluation
The Chemistry and Residues Program of the APVMA has completed an evaluation of the data and has supported the proposed MRLs and Withholding Periods for this product and use pattern.
Timing of treatment is limited to budswell, early bloom and petal fall. The trial data show that although low concentrations of dodine are present in immature fruit, these residues reduce to non-detectable levels by the time fruit matures and is ready for human consumption.
To ensure compliance with the proposed use pattern a statement has been included in the critical comments pertaining to nectarines and peaches to not apply later than petal fall.
The new label recommendations for the use of the product are unlikely to present any adverse trade impact. Establishment of the dodine MRL as described above would not create direct trade issues as residues are expected to be below the Limit of Quantitation.
The APVMA is satisfied that the proposed changes to the use pattern for CAMPBELL SYLLIT 400SC FUNGICIDE when used according to label recommendations and Good Agricultural Practice would not unduly prejudice Australia’s export trade.
A Trade Advice Notice (TAN) has been circulated to peak bodies of industry groups to allow comment prior to the determination of the application. Copies of the TAN are available on request from David Hutchison, Tel 02 6271 6384.
Other Criteria
Additionally, the APVMA is addressing the following criteria during the evaluation of this application:
Occupational Health and Safety Public Health
Target Species Efficacy and Safety Environmental Safety
Submissions
Comments relating to the trade implications of the proposal to grant this application for variation of registration should be addressed in writing to:
Paul Jung
Pesticides Program
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
PO Box E240
KINGSTON ACT 2604
Phone: (02) 6272 3354
Fax: (02) 6272 3218