Products to be withdrawn from the market containing rotenone
Regulatory Update: 20/2008
Issued: 22 July 2008
Background
Regulatory Update 46/2007 provided notification of the future withdrawal of rotenone from the plant protection products market. This Regulatory Update now provides the dates for withdrawal of rotenone products.
The EC Decision (2008/317/EC) was published on 10 April 2008. The dates for withdrawal of plant protection products containing rotenone are given below.
The UK has three professional and five amateur products that must now be revoked in order to withdraw these products from the market and comply with the EC Decision.
Professional and Amateur Products
Approval for advertisement, sale and supply by any person will be revoked / withdrawn from 10 October 2008.
Approval will be given until 10 October 2009 for the storage and use.
Essential Uses
Rotenone has been granted essential use in the UK until 31 October 2011 on apple, pear, peach, cherry, ornamentals and potato only. This derogation is limited to professional users with appropriate protective equipment. Advertisement, sale and supply are approved until 31 October 2010 for essential uses. Approval holders are required to amend their labels to include the following phrase by 10 October 2008: 'This product can only be used on apple, pear, peach, cherry ornamentals and potatoes.'
Keeping up-to-date
You can keep up-to-date with EC issues, including the result of voting at the EC Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health by checking the EC news page of the European section of our website.
Contact Information
Information Section
Pesticides Safety Directorate
Room 320
Mallard House
Kings Pool
3 Peasholme Green
YO1 7PX
Email: pesticides@hse.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 01904 455775
Non-inclusion Decision for rotenone [pdf 2 pages]
List of professional products containing rotenone to be withdrawn [excel, 1 page] from the market because of the EC review.
List of amateur products containing rotenone to be withdrawn [excel, 1 page] from the market because of the EC review.
PSD databases - please note that at the time of issuing this Regulatory Update the database may not be up-to-date with these revocation/withdrawal notices.