EU adds flufenoxuron to Annex I

Date:11-21-2011

The insect/Mite growth regulator flufenoxuron are set to receive EU biocide approval. In the review of the European Commission, flufenoxuron met the requirements for being included in Annex I of the Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 8. EU noted notwithstanding the fact that flufenoxuron has not been approved in certain other areas for which the use specific risk assessments gave a different result, the ai is still to be approved for three years and then should be made subject to a comparative risk assessment.