On 9 October 2024 the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) cancelled the registration and use of all products containing chlorthal dimethyl, also known as dacthal or DCPA. Chlorthal dimethyl is a herbicide used in vegetable crops, turf and cotton.

This was an immediate cancellation of the 12 products in Australia containing chlorthal dimethyl, no phase out period applied. Farmers and retailers were able to continue to the hold products until further notice but not permitted to use them.

On 29 November 2024, the APVMA issued notices under section 101 of Agvet Code to the following companies, in relation to the following chemical products containing chlorthal dimethyl:

CompanyProduct
Nufarm Australia LimitedNufarm Chlorthal-Dimethyl 900 Herbicide
Imtrade Australia Pty LtdImtrade Pterodactyl 900 WG Pre-Emergence Herbicide
KD Plant Care Pty LtdKDPC Prethal 750WG Herbicide
Novaguard Pty LtdNovaguard Chlorthal 750 WG Herbicide
Ezycrop Pty LtdEzycrop Chlorthal 750 WG Herbicide
Farmalinx Pty LtdFarmalinx Dynamo 750 Herbicide
Axichem Pty LtdAC Discord 750 WG Herbicide
Eurochem Pty LtdMacPhersons Chlorthal 900 WG Herbicide
Nutrien Ag Solutions LimitedLawthal 750WG Herbicide
Hemani Australia Pty LtdHemani Chlorthal 750 WG Herbicide
Titan Ag Pty LtdTitan Chlorthal 900 WG Pre-Emergence Herbicide
Agnova Technologies Pty LtdDacthal 900 WG Pre-Emergence Herbicide

Pursuant to the Section 101 Recall Notice, each company identified above has been instructed to and is required to undertake a number of actions within a specified time to:

  • notify in writing any person who has possession or custody of any of the product
  • have all the chemical products either returned to the company for destruction
  • ensure the product is destroyed in accordance with local state/territory regulations.

You can find out more about why these products were cancelled in the APVMA News item, and you can find more detail about the specifications of this recall in the APVMA Special Gazette, 6 December 2024.

Company contacts:

Nufarm Australia Limited ACN 004 377 780
103-105 Pipe Road
Laverton North
Victoria 3026, Australia

Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd ACN 090 151 134
Suite 22, 11 Preston Street
Como
Western Australia 6152, Australia

KD Plant Care Pty Ltd ACN 134 592 804
BSA Partnership Pty Ltd
Level 15, 461 Bourke Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000, Australia

Novaguard Pty Ltd ACN 153 121 156
Level 10, 530 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000, Australia

Ezycrop Pty Ltd ACN 156 476 827
Level 1, 214 Bay Street
Brighton 
Victoria 3186, Australia

Farmalinx Pty Ltd ACN 134 353 245
C/- GMP Partners Pty Ltd
Tower 2, Suite 2201, Level 22, 101 Grafton Street
Bondi Junction
New South Wales 2022, Australia 

Axichem Pty Ltd ACN 1131 628 594
Horizon Accounting Group
21 Russell Street
Toowoomba
Queensland 4350, Australia 

Eurochem Pty Ltd ACN 622 603 507
9 Heales Road
Lara
Victoria 3212, Australia

Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited ACN 008 743 217
Level 10, 737 Bourke Street
Docklands
Victoria 3008, Australia 

Hemani Australia Pty Ltd ACN 634 346 357
Atlas Building, Suite 516, 2-8 Brookhollow Avenue
Norwest
New South Wales 2153, Australia

Titan Ag Pty Ltd ACN 122 081 574
Level 10, 80 Grenfell Street
Adelaide
South Australia 5000, Australia

Agnova Technologies Pty Ltd ACN 097 705 158
Unit 4, 482 Kingsford Smith Drive
Hamilton
Queensland 4007, Australia

APVMA contact

For any enquiries or further information about this matter, please contact:

Director – Compliance Operations
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
GPO Box 574
Canberra ACT 2601

Phone: +61 2 6770 2300
Email: compliance@apvma.gov.au

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