DuPont Applies For Registration Of New Products In EU, Canada, And U.S.

DuPont has applied to regulatory authorities in the European Union (EU), Canada and the U.S. for registration of two new crop protection disease control products. These countries will conduct a joint review as part of an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Work Share project for regulatory harmonization. The two new fungicides, DuPont Fontelis and DuPont Vertisan, will be for use on a variety of fruit and vegetable crops.

"We look forward to providing these new tools to growers looking to maximize yield and quality with innovative answers to disease control issues,” said James C. Collins, president, DuPont Crop Protection.

The company anticipates launching the new fungicides as early as 2011. DuPont also plans to develop additional products based on the active ingredient — penthiopyrad.

DuPont Fontelis fungicide will provide broad-spectrum control of diseases in vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers, fruits such as apples, and peanuts. DuPont Vertisan fungicide will be used in row crops such as wheat, barley and soybean.