Anses publishes updates on plant protection products

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Anses) has released updates on plant protection product authorizations, usage extensions, parallel trade permits, and withdrawals as of October 22, 2026. These updates cover a range of products, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and biocontrol agents used in both organic and conventional agriculture.

Cidetrak-OFM renewed for fruit borer control

Cidetrak-OFM, a pheromone attractant, has been renewed for use in stone fruits, peaches, apricots, and plums to control the oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta. The maximum dose is 425 diffusers per hectare, with a single application allowed annually before the first generation of moths flies. Re-entry into the field is not required under the 2017 decree.

Prowl 400 herbicide gets renewed for multiple crops

Prowl 400, a herbicide containing pendimethalin, has been renewed for use in crops like carrots, celery, cabbage, and tomatoes. The maximum dose per application varies by crop, with some applications denied due to insufficient effectiveness data. The herbicide has a non-toxic aquatic zone of 50 meters, with specific exceptions, and a re-entry period of 48 hours.

Flexum insecticide extended for multiple crops

Flexum, an insecticide containing orange essential oil and flonicamide, has received usage extensions for crops such as cherries, citrus fruits, and tomatoes. It targets scale insects, aphids, and woolly aphids. The maximum dose is 1 liter per hectare, with some exceptions, and the number of applications per year varies by crop. The days before harvest differ for each crop, and the re-entry period is 48 hours.

Parallel trade permits granted and revoked

Enoria SC, a fungicide containing copper, has received a parallel trade permit for the imported product Airone Liquido from Italy. Meanwhile, Tokad and Shungnak, herbicides with glyphosate, and Cloindeit, an insecticide with chlorantraniliprole, have had their parallel trade permits revoked in France, with specific deadlines for sale, storage, and use of existing stock.

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