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U.S. EPA proposes registration of new ipflufenoquin fungicide

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking comments on its proposal to register the new active ingredient ipflufenoquin. Such a fungicide may be beneficial in the management of several plant diseases, some of which are resistant to…

US proposes registration of picarbutrazox, a new active fungicide

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to register a new active ingredient, picarbutrazox. This active ingredient represents a new tool for the management of resistant fungi. Uses for picarbutrazox include treating…

The European Union will ban the use of mancozeb, which must be reviewed by the EPA in the USA.

Europe, will soon run out of mancozeb fungicide. This fungicide is mainly used to combat late blight and other leaf diseases caused by endoparasite fungi. The European Union Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed voted not to…

Brazil: Anvisa begins carbendazim re-evaluation

At the end of December 2019, Anvisa published the Public Call Notice 01/2019, which called on companies holding carbendazim agrochemical registrations to take part in a meeting on the revaluation procedures to be adopted. The notice marks…

Swiss ban fungicide chlorothalonil

The Federal Office for Agriculture has banned chlorothalonil, a fungicide used since 1970s to prevent mildew and mould on crops. The federal office said that it had decided to withdraw the sales authorisation for products containing chlorothalonil…