Special Review Decision SRD2018-01, Fluopicolide and Its Associated End-use Products

Pest Management Regulatory Agency
25 September 2018
ISSN: 2561-6269 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-17/2018-1E-PDF
(PDF version)

Table of Contents

• Special Review Decision
• Other Information
• Appendix I Label Amendments for Products Containing Fluopicolide
• References

Special Review Decision

Pursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) conducted a special review of all registered pest control products containing fluopicolide, based on the decision taken by Norway (Rotterdam Convention, 2016) to prohibit the use of such products due to environmental concerns. The PMRA evaluated the aspects of concern that prompted the special review in accordance with the subsection 18(4) of the Pest Control Products Act. The proposed special review decision was published for consultation in the Re-evaluation Note REV2018-03, Proposed Special Review Decision for Fluopicolide and Its Associated End-use Products.

No comments were received during the consultation process. The PMRA, under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is confirming the current registration of pest control products containing fluopicolide in Canada. No additional risk mitigation measures are required; however, label updates are necessary to meet the current PMRA labelling standard for certain environmental precautions (Appendix I).

To comply with this decision, the required label changes must be implemented on all product labels sold by registrants no later than 24 months after the publication date of this document. Registrants of the products containing fluopicolide will be informed of the specific requirements affecting their product registration(s) and of the regulatory options available to them.

Please refer to the Regulatory Directive DIR2014-01, Approach to Special Reviews, for details of the PMRA's special review approach.

Other Information

Any person may file a notice of objection^{Footnote 1} regarding this decision on fluopicolide within 60 days from the date of publication of this special review decision. For more information regarding the basis for objecting (which must be based on scientific grounds), please refer to the Pesticides section of Canada.ca (Request a Reconsideration of Decision) or contact the PMRA's Pest Management Information Service.

Appendix I Label Amendments for Products Containing Fluopicolide

1. For all End-Use Products containing fluopicolide:
   Replace the existing leaching statement in the section entitled ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
   
   "The use of this chemical may result in the contamination of groundwater particularly in areas where soils are permeable (e.g. sandy soil) and/or the depth to the water table is shallow."
2. With the following statement:
   
   "This product demonstrates the properties and characteristics associated with chemicals detected in ground water. The use of [product name] in areas where soils are permeable, particularly where the water table is shallow, may result in ground water contamination."
3. And rename the section title ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS to read:
   
   "ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS."

References

Published Information

Additional Information (Groundwater Monitoring)
Published Information

Unpublished Information