New Zealand EPA hearing on import of DuPont’s oxathiapiprolin fungicide

Date:02-24-2016

The New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) advises a hearing is scheduled for an application to import for release DuPont Zorvec Enicade Fungicide, which contains the new active ingredient oxathiapiprolin. The hearing will be held on 9 March 2016.

DuPont Zorvec Enicade Fungicide is an oil dispersion formulation intended to be used to control downy mildew in onions. It is intended to be applied up to two times per crop cycle by boom spray methods, with a minimum of 10 days between applications and a maximum application rate equivalent to 35g of oxathiapiprolin per hectare.