Advisory Committee on Pesticides (ACP) Draft Agenda 306th Meeting 18 March 2004 at 11:00
1. Minutes and Record of the previous meeting
a) Minutes of 15 Jan Meeting 2004. ACP 1 (306/2004)
b) Detailed record of discussion 15 Jan 2004 meeting. ACP 2 (306/2004)
2. Secretary’s Report ACP 3 (306/2004)
3. Matters arising
a) Health Risks from the use of Polyacrylamides in Pesticide Formulations. ACP 10 (306/2004)
At the 302nd meeting of the ACP in September 2003, an issue was raised on the possible risks from exposure to polyacrylamide present in some pesticide formulations. HSE agreed to look into this issue and report back to the Committee any relevant data. This report is based on information available in the review of acrylamide carried out under the Existing Substances Regulations (ESR). It assesses the risk of human exposure to polyacrylamide from the use of currently approved pesticide formulations.
b) Pesticide disposal. ACP 17 (306/2004)
c) First evaluation for UK provisional approval (PPPR) of cyflufenamid as an agricultural fungicide, in the product ‘NF-149 EW’ and first consideration of the inclusion of cyflufenamid in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC. ACP 5 (306/2004)
Further information has been supplied by the applicant following consideration of this application at the January 2004 ACP meeting.
d) E-mail correspondence relating to the aquatic risk assessment of fluoxastrobin. ACP 16 (306/2004)
e) Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide use in the United States: the first eight years. C Benbrook. ACP 4 (306/2004)
f) Consultation on bystander exposure. ACP 23 (306/2004)
g) Other matters arising
4. Report from Environmental Panel meeting held on 26 February 2004. ACP 22 (306/2004)
5. First evaluation for UK approval (COPR) of Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl (KIF-230) as an agricultural fungicide in the product ‘KIF 230 + Mancozeb’ for use on potatoes. ACP 6 (306/2004)
Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl (code name KIF 230) is a new valinamide fungicide. A commercial level of approval is being requested for the use of ‘KIF-230+mancozeb’, a wettable granule formulation containing 17.5 g/kg benthiavalicarb-isopropyl and 700 g/kg mancozeb, for use on all varieties of potatoes including early and maincrop varieties and seed crops.
6. First evaluation for UK Provisional Approval (COPR) of Prosulfocarb, formulated as an emulsifiable concentrate containing 800G/l Prosulfocarb. ACP 8 (306/2004)
Prosulfocarb is a thiocarbamate herbicide. Approval is being sought in the UK for an emulsifiable concentrate containing 800 g/L prosulfocarb for use on winter wheat and winter barley. Prosulfocarb currently holds approval for use on cereals and potatoes in ten other European Member States and is to be reviewed as part of the 3rd stage of EC reviews.
7. Application for the use of ‘ECOguard® granules’, a (granular formulation) containing 45 % w/w garlic juice concentrate formulation type), as an agricultural/horticultural insecticide on various brassica crops. ACP 19 (306/2004)
8. UKData Review: Oxadiazon. ACP 9 (306/2004)
Oxadiazon is an oxadiazolone herbicide which currently holds approval for use on amenity vegetation, ornamental plant production and around the base of fruit trees and in between rows of hops and cane fruit bushes. Following submission of new data, ACP advice is sought to establish an AOEL.
9. Second evaluation of Bis-(N-cyclohexyldiazeniumdioxy)-copper (Cu-HDO) for use as an industrial wood preservative. ACP 14 (306/2004)
The Committee will consider an amended application for approval of bis-(N-cyclohexyldiazeniumdioxy)-copper (Cu-HDO). The product is to be applied to wood via vacuum pressure impregnation and oscillating pressure impregnation. The product is intended for use against wood destroying fungi (including those causing soft rot) and wood destroying insects on structural timber for interior and exterior use, for timber in ground and water contact, in particular for timber used in horticulture and landscape gardening. The second evaluation considers mammalian toxicity and occupational hygiene issues as well as new environmental risk assessment and hazard data submitted by the applicant.
10. UK Human Health Review of Thiodicarb – revised ADI,ARfD and consumer risk assessment. ACP 18 (306/2004)
Thiodicarb is a carbamate moluscicide being considered as part of UK human health review of anti-cholinesterase compounds. The document presents reassessment of consumer risk based on revised ADI and ARfD endpoints previously agreed by the ACP.
11. Application for approval for the use of ‘Galera’ as an agricultural herbicide on winter oilseed rape. ACP 20 (306/2004)
Galera is a new soluble concentrate formulation containing 267g/l clopyralid and 67g/l picloram intended for the control of cleavers and mayweeds in winter oilseed rape. Clopyralid is currently approved in a number of products for use on a range of edible crops and non-edible situations. Picloram is currently approved in a number of products for use on non-edible situations only. This paper addresses the evaluation of the proposed first use of picloram on an edible crop.
12. Draft ACP Annual Report 2003. ACP 21 (306/2004)
The Committee is asked to consider a draft of the ACP Annual Report for 2003.
13. Date of next meeting: 20th May 2004
14. Any other business
- Information Papers
- Pesticides Monitor - Issue 12 December/January 2004 (Members only) ACP 7 (306/2004)
- Pesticides Monitor - Issue 1 January/February 2004 (Members only) ACP 11 (306/2004)
- FSA - Advisory Committee on Research Report 2002-2003 ACP 12 (306/2004)
- Consultation on spray buffer zones - Georgina Downs (Members only) ACP 13 (306/2004)
- Video on Pesticide Exposures for People in Agricultural Areas - Georgina Downs (Members only) ACP 13/1 (306/2004)
- Summary of the video ACP 13/2 (306/2004)
- E-mail from Georgina Downs re: video (Members only) ACP 13/3 (306/2004)
- Letter from Professor David Coggon to ACRE ACP 15 (306/2004)