EU approves insecticide orange oil

Date:12-06-2013

The European Commission has announced to approve Oro Agri's insecticide active ingredient, orange oil under the EU plant protection regulation (1107/2009). The ai is an extract of orange rind. They will be formally included in Annex I on May 1, 2014 and will expire on April 30, 2024. The French subsidiary of US company Oro Agri submitted the application for orange oil in 2008 to France.

The Commission requires that member states shall pay particular attention to the protection of operators and workers; the risk to birds and mammals.