Australia: Trade Advice Notice on Fluopyram and Tebuconazole
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is considering an application to vary the use of fluopyram and tebuconazole in the product Luna Experience Fungicide for use on grapes.
Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd has applied to APVMA to vary the registration of Luna Experience Fungicide to add a use on grapevines. The product contains fluopyram and tebuconazole as active ingredients. Comment is sought on the potential for the proposed uses to cause undue risk to Australian trade.
Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd has applied to APVMA to vary the registration of Luna Experience Fungicide to add a use on grapevines. The product contains fluopyram and tebuconazole as active ingredients. Comment is sought on the potential for the proposed uses to cause undue risk to Australian trade.
- Tebuconazole is registered for use on grapes at higher application concentrations and later timings than proposed (e.g. Orius 430 SC Fungicide, P58733). Current MRLs for tebuconazole on grapes at 5 mg/kg, dried grapes at 7 mg/kg and grape pomace, dry at 15 mg/kg remain appropriate for the proposed use.
- The use of fluopyram on table grapes and grapes for drying was previously registered and MRLs were established at 2 mg/kg for table grapes and 15 mg/kg for dried grapes (currants, raisins and sultanas), however that use is no longer approved.
APVMA invites any person to submit a relevant written submission as to whether the application to vary the registration of Luna Experience Fungicide should be granted. Submissions must be received by February 15, 2021.
Trade Advice Notice on fluopyram and tebuconazole in the product Luna Experience Fungicide for use on grapes
Trade Advice Notice on fluopyram and tebuconazole in the product Luna Experience Fungicide for use on grapes
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