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Have your say on a new fungicide
Have your say on a new fungicide
18 September 2013
The Environmental Protection Authority is inviting people to make submissions on an application to import a new fungicide for plants.
BASF New Zealand has applied to import Adexar, a fungicide with the active ingredients fluxapyroxad and epoxiconazole.
Adexar is used as a spray on wheat and barley crops to prevent or control fungal diseases.
The application identifies that Adexar can pose a risk to human health and to aquatic organisms, but says these risks can be managed if it is handled properly.
It says Adexar will provide improved crop quality and yields for cereal growers, and flow-on financial benefits.
You can read more details about the application on the EPA website.
• Read more about the application
We also have guidance to help anyone who wishes to make a submission.
• How to make a submission
This application is open for submissions until 5:00pm 30 October 2013.
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