Canada approves Valto’s pesticide V10

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is granting registration for the sale and use of VX1 Technical, containing the active mild Pepino mosaic virus strain LP, isolate VX1, VC1 Technical, containing the active mild Pepino mosaic virus strain CH2, isolate VC1, and the end-use product V10, containing the technical grade active ingredients mild Pepino mosaic virus strain LP, isolate VX1 and mild Pepino mosaic virus strain CH2, isolate VC1, for use on greenhouse tomato to protect against Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV). V10 is a natural crop protection agent developed by Dutch crop protection company,Valto.

 

This decision is consistent with the Proposed Registration Decision PRD2019-10, Mild Pepino mosaic virus strain LP, isolate VX1, mild Pepino mosaic virus strain CH2, isolate VC1, and V10, which contains a detailed evaluation of the information submitted in support of this registration. The evaluation found that, under the approved conditions of use, the health and environmental risks and the value of the pest control product(s) are acceptable.

 

Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) isolates VX1 and VC1 are mild forms of PepMV. These mild forms protect greenhouse tomatoes against aggressive forms of the virus through cross-protection, which is a plant defence mechanism against viral infection.

 

In 2006 Valto found a revolutionary and completely natural remedy against the Pepino Mosaic Virus (PepMV), which until then was accountable for substantial losses of tomato production. V10 protects tomato plants against virulent PepMV variants through cross-protection. Since its introduction, V10 has been embraced by growers and is currently being used to protect a substantial percentage of the total production of tomatoes in the Netherlands.