Discontinued
Benomyl is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide formerly used in agriculture and horticulture.
Currently there are no products containing benomyl registered for use in Australia. It became illegal to supply or use products containing benomyl after 6 December 2006.
Work Plan
Benomyl is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide formerly used in agriculture and horticulture.
Currently there are no products containing benomyl registered for use in Australia. It became illegal to supply or use products containing benomyl after 6 December 2006.
Benomyl
1. Nomination
Completed
1. Nomination
Phase status: Completed
In October 2003 the APVMA (then known as the NRA) began a review of benomyl. This followed advice from the Office of Chemical Safety that benomyl affected reproduction and development in laboratory animals and hence might pose a risk to human health and worker safety.
2. Prioritisation
Completed
2. Prioritisation
Phase status: Completed
3. Scoping and work plan
Completed
3. Scoping and work plan
Phase status: Completed
4. Notice of reconsideration
Completed
4. Notice of reconsideration
Phase status: Completed
5. Assessment
Not required
5. Assessment
Phase status: Not required
At the beginning of the review, the APVMA suspended the registration and approvals of benomyl products, with effect from 20 October 2003. Benomyl products could only be sold if warning statements were added to labels about the possible health threat to pregnant women and women of child-bearing age.
In December 2004, the registrant (Farmoz Pty Ltd) voluntarily withdrew all benomyl products from the market and requested that the APVMA cancel the approvals for benomyl.
The previous producer of benomyl, DuPont (Australia) Ltd, had ceased manufacture of benomyl in Australia in 2001 and sought voluntary cancellation of its registrations in September 2003.
The APVMA did not continue with the review as the products were cancelled.
The APVMA’s concerns about benomyl still remain, and we will reactivate the review should a registrant seek to register a benomyl product or have a benomyl active constituent approved in the future.
6. Proposed regulatory decision
Not required
6. Proposed regulatory decision
Phase status: Not required
7. Consultation
Not required
7. Consultation
Phase status: Not required
8. Final regulatory decision
Not required
8. Final regulatory decision
Phase status: Not required
9. Implementation
Not required
9. Implementation
Phase status: Not required
Publication Archive
| Type | Title | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Gazette | Cancellation of product registration at the request of the registrant | 4 January 2005 |
| Gazette | 6 April 2004 | |
| Gazette | Suspension of aprovals of the active constituent Benomyl, registrations of products containing Benomyl and associated label approvals | 4 November 2003 |
| Gazette | Reconsideration of approvals and registrations relation to Benomyl | 4 November 2003 |