Vinclozolin Pesticede Residue

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Use of product
Used to control
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Below is a review of the trade names, risks, likely use and other information associated with Vinclozolin.

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Vinclozolin

Of the class Dicarboximide, it is practically non-toxic and is classified by the World Health Organisation as ‘unlikely to present acute hazard in normal use’.

Chemical name: (RS)-3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-5-vinyl-1,3-oxazolidine-2,4-dione

Trade or generic names

BAS 352F®, Drive®, Ornalin®, Ronilan®, and Vorlan®;

Crops / products generally treated with this product

It is a general use pesticide used on soft fruits such as grapes and strawberries, vegetables, ornamental plants and turf grass.

Used to control

Fungal growths, inhibits spore germination .

Known risks associated with high exposure

No significant risks have been reported in laboratory studies.

There are concerns about potential adverse reproductive impacts of vinclozolin.

Within the EU the pesticides remains approved whilst in the US, the EPA is committed to phasing out most uses of Vinclozolin.

Other information

other risks

Can be used as dust, smoke tablet or water dispersible powder.

Not known to accumulate in the environment.

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EU approves pesticides over greens' objections
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU agriculture ministers issued seven-year authorizations for two highly toxic crop pesticides on Monday, overriding objections from environmental groups that said the products should be banned outright. The two pesticides authorized on Monday, azinphos-methyl and VINCLOZOLIN, may be only be used several meters away from water courses.
Source: reuters, Date and Time of entry: 10 October 2006 10:36

EU Rejects Azinphos-methyl and VINCLOZOLIN Pesticides
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- European Union agriculture ministers Monday decided not to authorize use of two toxic pesticides produced by Bayer AG (BAY) and BASF AG (BAS.XE), a spokeswoman for the current Finnish presidency said.
Source: easybourse, Date and Time of entry: 10 October 2006 10:34