Registration Decision RD2019-19, Octanoic Acid, Decanoic Acid, and BioLink Herbicide EC

Pest Management Regulatory Agency
17 December 2019
ISSN: 1925-0940 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-25/2019-19E-PDF (PDF version)

Table of Contents

• Registration Decision Statement for Octanoic Acid, Decanoic Acid, and BioLink Herbicide EC
• Other Information

Registration Decision Statement^{Footnote 1} for Octanoic Acid, Decanoic Acid, and BioLink Herbicide EC

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 Biolink FA Blend and BioLink Herbicide EC, containing the technical grade active ingredients octanoic acid (also known as caprylic acid) and decanoic acid (also known as capric acid), for non-selective, postemergent weed control in and around food and non-food crop areas, as well as non-agricultural and industrial sites.

This decision is consistent with the Proposed Registration Decision PRD2019-11, Octanoic Acid, Decanoic Acid, and BioLink Herbicide EC, which contains 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 product(s) are acceptable. Health Canada received no comments on PRD2019-11, Octanoic Acid, Decanoic Acid, and BioLink Herbicide EC.

Other Information

The relevant test data on which the decision is based (as referenced in PRD2019-11, Octanoic Acid, Decanoic Acid, and BioLink Herbicide EC) 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.