Canada OKs 2,4-D in special review

Date:04-05-2016

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed the continued registration of the herbicides 2,4-D, following a special review of pest control products containing (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid.

2,4-D, a selective systemic herbicide, is currently registered in Canada for use on turf, forests and woodlots, terrestrial feed and food crops, and industrial and domestic non-food sites. 2,4-D is present in currently registered pest control products as free acid, as amine (dimethylamine, DMA; isopropylamine, IPA; or triisopropanolamine, TIPA) or choline salts, or in ester form (2-ethylhexyl, EHE; butoxyethyl ester, BEE).