Permit ID Description Dates in operation Permit holder States
PER85003 Active: Cyazofamid
Crops: Spinach and silverbeet (field grown)
Pest: Pythium damping off		 19-Feb-2018
to
28-Feb-2023		 Hort Innovation All states except VIC
PER80169 V2 Active: Metribuzin
Crop: Carrots
Pest: Various broadleaf and grass weeds as per product label		 03-Mar-2015
to
28-Feb-2020		 Hort Innovation QLD only
PER84808 Active: Ethofumesate
Crop: Bulb onions
Pest: Certain broadleaf and grass weeds as per product labels		 20-Feb-2018
to
28-Feb-2023		 Australian Onion Industry Association All states

All efforts have been made to provide the most current, complete and accurate information on permits. However, AUSVEG recommends that you confirm the details of any permits at the APVMA website.

Users are advised that while the pesticide can be applied legally under the APVMA minor use permit, there can be a significant delay until the maximum residue limit (MRL) gazetted by the APVMA is adopted in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

Until this occurs the MRL may not be recognised and a zero tolerance may be imposed for residues of the pesticide resulting from its use according to the APVMA permit.

Please be aware that in the absence of a MRL in the Food Standards Code, the use of the pesticide according to the permit may result in the suspension of the produce in the marketplace. Please check the FSANZ website or the Australian Government ComLaw website to confirm if there are MRLs established by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

Please consult APVMA documentation before applying any product to your crop. For more information contact the APVMA on (02) 6210 4701 or Growcom on (07) 3620 3880.

If an adverse experience occurs as a result of using the permit, please fill out a Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides and return to jodie.pedrana@horticulture.com.au. To download a Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides, please click here.

This post appeared in the AUSVEG Weekly Update published 27 February 2018.