Canada to approve fungicide florylpicoxamid

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is proposing registration for the sale and use of XDE-659 Technical Fungicide, GF-3840 Fungicide and GF-4017 Fungicide, containing the technical grade active ingredient florylpicoxamid, to manage certain diseases of wheat, sugar beet, canola, lentil, and turfgrass.

The proposed end-use product GF-4017 Fungicide is a coformulation of florylpicoxamid with the registered active ingredient pyraclostrobin, and does not represent any expansion of use of pyraclostrobin. For details regarding the registration of pyraclostrobin, see Proposed Registration Decisions PRD2008-04, Pyraclostrobin, Insignia EG Fungicide, Headline EC and PRD2011-15, Pyraclostrobin Seed Treatment, and Registration Decision RD2012-07, Pyraclostrobin Seed Treatment.

An evaluation of available scientific information found that, under the approved conditions of use, the health and environmental risks and the value of the pest control products are acceptable.

This consultation is open for comment from 3 November 2022 to 18 December 2022 (45 calendar days).