HC Deb 13 July 1992 vol 211 c448W
Mr. Kevin Hughes

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what is the approved shelf life of the pesticide product(a) Union Carbide cerone, (b) Embetec cerone and (c) ICI cerone, MAFF registration numbers 3467, 04416 and 00463, respectively;

(2) how long the approved shelf life of the Union Carbide product cerone was for the years 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986.

Mr. Soames

For a pesticide product to gain full approval under the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 evidence of two years storage stability at ambient temperature must be supplied. Only if such evidence is not forthcoming will a shelf life be specified on the approved product label. The information on cerone is as follows:

  1. (a) Union Carbide cerone (MAFF 00464)—This product has been commercially withdrawn. From 1981 to 1986 it held approval (No. 3467) for efficacy under the former Agricultural Chemicals Approval Scheme (ACAS) with no specified shelf life on the label.
  2. (b) Embetec cerone (MAFF 04416)—This has been replaced by Rhone-Poulenc's cerone which holds provisional approval, with no specified shelf life on the label.
  3. (c) ICI cerone (MAFF 00463)—This has provisional approval with no specified shelf life on the label.