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From 1 July 2016, plant protection insecticides containing fenitrothion or phorate will no longer be able to be imported or manufactured in New Zealand. There are also time-limited approvals on plant protection insecticides that contain fenamiphos, methamidophos, prothiofos and terbufos (until 30 June 2023) and diazinon (until 30 June 2028).

The New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority reassessed a group of organophosphate and carbamate (OPC) insecticides used for plant protection purposes in a two-year process that ended in June 2013. This reassessment resulted in some substances having their approvals revoked immediately, while others were given time-limited approvals. OPCs play an important role in New Zealand’s biosecurity and agriculture industry, but they can harm the environment, and may cause short- and long-term health problems.

The decision document can be found here.

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