The below minor use permits were recently issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). This information is circulated as part of Hort Innovation's Growing Innovation e-newsletter, which members and interested horticulture participants receive monthly. Sign up here.
Permit ID |
Description |
Date of issue |
Expiry date |
Permit holder |
Link |
PER87067 |
Sulfoxaflor (Transform) / Persimmons / Mealybugs |
3-Apr-19 |
30-Apr-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER14457 Version 3 |
Alpha-Cypermethrin / Chicory, leeks, shallots, spring onions/ Redlegged earth mite and onion thrips |
19-Mar-14 |
30-Jun-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER14694 Version 3 |
Bacillius thuringiensis subsp. (Vectobac WG biological) / Capsicums, cucumber, eggplants, herbs, lettuce (protected cropping) / Fungus gnats |
1-Jun-14 |
30-Jun-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER87607 |
Phosphorous acid / Passionfruit / Phytophthora blight Please note: PER87607 will replace the existing permit PER14552, which will now be surrendered. |
5-Apr-19 |
30-Apr-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER14547 Version 2 |
Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) / Persimmons / Mealybug |
13-Jul-14 |
31-Oct-19 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER13901 Version 4 |
Glyphosate / Capsicum, snow peas, sugar snap peas / Grass and broadleaf weeds (Shielded Spray only) (NSW and QLD) |
6-Apr-13 |
30-Jun-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER14432 Version 3 |
Pendimethalin / Brussels sprouts / Grass and broadleaf weeds as listed on product labels |
23-May-14 |
30-Jun-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER87605 |
Fipronil / Custard apple / Ants Please note: Permit PER87605 will replace the existing permit PER14491, which expires on 30-Jun-19 and will be surrendered. |
12-Apr-19 |
30-Jun-22 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER14505 Version 4 |
Pyrimethanil (Scala) / Snow peas and sugar snap peas / Grey mould |
1-Jul-14 |
30-Jun-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER81244 Version 3 |
Fluazifop-P-Butyl (Fusilade) / Brassica leafy vegetables, chicory, coriander, endive, parsley, radicchio, silverbeet, spinach, swede and turnip / Grass weeds as specified on the approved label |
1-Jul-16 |
30-Jun-22 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER86551 NEW |
Pyrethrins (Pyganic Organic Insecticide) / Green Beans (Organic production only) / Bean Podborer |
15-Apr-19 |
30-Apr-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER87408 |
Spinetoram (Success NEO) / Strawberries, rubus and rubus hybrids and blueberries / Fruit fly (Suppression only) (All states) Please note: PER87408 will replace the existing permit PER12927 Version 4, which will be surrendered. |
15-Apr-19 |
30-Apr-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER81876 Version 3 |
Abamectin / Fruiting vegetables including cucurbits (except sweet corn and mushrooms), leafy vegetables (except lettuce), legume vegetables, root and tuber vegetables, bulb onions, cabbage (head), celery, rhubarb and bulb vegetables (including leeks and spring onions) / Vegetable leafminer (Liriomyza sativae) |
24-Jun-16 |
30-Apr-24 |
Hort Innovation |
|
PER80169 Version 3 |
Metribuzin / Carrots / Various broadleaf and grass weeds as per product label (QLD only) |
3-Mar-15 |
30-Apr-24 |
Hort Innovation |
All efforts have been made to provide the most current, complete and accurate information on these permits, however you should always confirm all details on the APVMA website at https://portal.apvma.gov.au/permits. Details of the conditions of use associated with these permits can also be found on the APVMA site.
You can also access the Non-Performance Reporting Form for Horticultural Pesticides here. This form should be completed when an adverse experience occurs as a result of using a permit. A 'non-performance' is an unintended or unexpected effect on plants, plant products, animals, human beings or the environment, including injury, sensitivity reactions or lack of efficacy associated with the use of an agricultural chemical product(s) when used according to label (or permit) directions.
Users are advised that while the pesticide can be applied legally under the APVMA minor use permit, there can be a significant delay until the MRL gazetted by the APVMA is adopted in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. Until this occurs the MRL may not be recognised and a zero tolerance may be imposed for residues of the pesticide resulting from its use according to the APVMA permit.
Please be aware that in the absence of an MRL in the Food Standards Code, the use of the pesticide according to the permit may result in the suspension of the produce in the marketplace. Please check the FSANZ website or the Australian Government ComLaw website (https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2014C01358/Download) to confirm if there are MRL established by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.