Registration Decision RD2020-09, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838 and AVEO EZ Nematicide

Pest Management Regulatory Agency
28 August 2020
ISSN: 1925-0940 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-25/2020-9E-PDF (PDF version)

Table of Contents

• Registration decision statement for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA‑4838
• Other information

Registration decision statement^{Footnote 1} for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA‑4838

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is granting registration for the sale and use of AVEO Technical Powder and AVEO EZ Nematicide containing the technical grade active ingredient Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838 as a seed treatment for early season protection against particular parasitic nematodes on corn and soybeans.

This decision is consistent with the Proposed Registration Decision PRD2020-07, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838 and AVEO EZ Nematicide, whichcontains a detailed evaluation of the information submitted in support of this registration. The evaluation found that, under the approved conditions of use, the health and environmental risks and the value of the pest control products are acceptable. Health Canada received no comments on PRD2020-07, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838 and AVEO EZ Nematicide.

Other information

The relevant test data on which the decision is based (as referenced in PRD2020-07, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838 and AVEO EZ Nematicide) are available for public inspection, upon application, in the PMRA’s Reading Room (located in Ottawa). For more information, please contact the PMRA’s Pest Management Information Service by phone (1-800-267-6315) or by e‑mail (pmra.info-arla@hc-sc.gc.ca).

Any person may file a notice of objection^{Footnote 2} regarding this registration decision within 60 days from the date of publication of this Registration Decision. For more information regarding the basis for objecting (which must be based on scientific grounds), please refer to the Pesticides section of the Canada.ca website (Request a Reconsideration of Decision) or contact the PMRA’s Pest Management Information Service.