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Pesticides In The News

Information Update
2010-39
March 17, 2010
For immediate release

OTTAWA - Health Canada is reminding consumers to follow label directions on flea and tick pest control products for use on cats and dogs.

Health Canada issued an advisory in April 2009 after reviewing data from the Pesticide Incident Reporting Program. The advisory was issued after Health Canada received numerous reports of adverse reactions in pets following the use of flea and tick control products. The volume of reports suggested that there may be a potential for adverse reactions in cats and dogs from the use of flea and tick control products applied to the skin and sold in stores and veterinary clinics as pesticides.

Health Canada has recently undertaken an extensive data analysis. A number of trends were found in the incident reports and Health Canada has studied the possible association with toxicology information for Canadian registered products. Health Canada has identified important trends, including:

  • Most incidents were minor or moderate in nature.
  • Skin effects were the most frequent symptom in cats and dogs from spot-on treatments, which are usually applied to a localized area on a pet's body. Other effects were neuromuscular, such as tremors, and gastrointestinal, such as vomiting.
  • The dose that is recommended for various weight ranges for these flea and tick products may be too wide, causing smaller animals to receive high doses and experience more serious effects.
  • Improper use or misuse of flea and tick control products is of concern.
  • Dog products being applied to cats was a recurring problem, particularly for the active ingredient permethrin, a chemical commonly found in pesticides.

As a result of these findings, Health Canada is taking action and working with product manufacturers to ensure that within one year, the following requirements are met:

  • Product labels specify more precautionary language to prevent overdosing in small animals.
  • Spot-on products that contain permethrin will include pictograms and more strict statements to prevent cats' exposure to dog products.
  • Spot-on product safety labels are improved to address improper use or misuse.

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency continues to improve protocols and collaborate with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which found similar results in the analysis of their incident reports and are proposing similar mitigation measures. To view Health Canada's analysis, visit Health Canada's website.

Consumers are reminded to use flea and tick control products only on the animal specified by the product label – dog products for dogs, and cat products for cats. Also, apply only the amount indicated for the size and weight of the animal being treated.

Pet owners that are concerned with the use of flea and tick products should consult a veterinarian or the product manufacturer for additional information on how to use the product safely.

For further safety tips and more information, the initial advisory can be viewed on Health Canada's website.

For more information, consumers can contact the Pest Management Information Service, toll-free, at 1-800-267-6315.

 

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City Council Backs Off Pesticide Ban

Residents of Lethbridge, Alberta will not be restricted from using herbicides on their property, following a recent city council decision not to impose a pesticide bylaw.
David Ellis, city parks manager, provided a litany of reasons for not adopting the bylaw during an hour-long presentation.
Ellis, explained all pesticides must be approved for use by Health Canada and when the substances are used properly, they have been deemed safe by the agency.
   “These products are regulated by Health Canada very vigorously and, if used appropriately, they don’t have a negative result on personal health or the environment,” Ellis said, adding it’s difficult for a community the size of Lethbridge to determine how safe the chemicals are.  “We just don’t have the resources to have a complete understanding of these products and whether they’re safe or not.
“That’s a role that Health Canada plays, they do have the resources to do the research.”


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  Health Canada confirms again "2-4-D is safe to use"

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) again concluded in its final re-evaluation of the popular herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), that the herbicide can be used safely according to label directions for lawn, turf, agriculture, forestry and industrial applications.
In a news release issued about the decision, the PMRA stated, “Health Canada also consulted an independent science advisory panel comprised of government and university experts/researchers in toxicology, epidemiology and biology. The Panel agreed with Health Canada’s assessment that 2-4-D can be used safely when used according to label directions.
Jim Gray, executive director of the Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data based in Kansas City, said, “After reviewing an unprecedented depth of scientific data and expert panel reviews regarding the impact 2,4-D may have on children, adults, animals and the environment, Health Canada determined the herbicide meets all of Canada’s pesticide health and safety regulations, which are among the toughest and most stringent in the world.”
In 2007, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Decision Not to Initiate a Special Review after more than 21 years of research and agency review.
“These most recent findings by the PMRA are consistent with previous decisions made by
authorities including the World Health Organization, European Commission, U.S. EPA and recent studies by the U.S. National Cancer Institute that deem 2-4-D to be a valuable and useful herbicide that does not pose human health or environmental risks when used according to label instructions,”
Gray added. This conclusion supports the 2005 and 2007 draft assessments issued by PMRA which found that 2,4-D can be used safely on lawn, turf, agricultural, forestry and industrial sites, when label directions are followed. The Health Canada 2,4-D Re-evaluation decision can be viewed at www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/english/pdf/rvd/rvd2008-11-eng.pdf
2,4-D is the ingredient used the most popular herbicides worldwide, applied to increase yields  in food  crops such as wheat, corn, rice, soybeans, potatoes, sugar cane, pome fruits, stone fruits and nuts. It is also a component of herbicides used to protect turf grass from weeds and environmentally sensitive areas from erosion and invasive species.
It is expected that elected municipal officials will consider this scientific evidence before passing laws that ban pesticides with the 2-4-D active ingredient.  This final study could curtail some environmental activist's propaganda based on fear rather than fact.

 

Interesting quote:   "pop environmentalism"

"That's why I left Greenpeace: I could see that my fellow directors, none of whom had any science education, were starting to deal with issues around chemicals and biology and genetics, which they had no formal training in, and they were taking the organization into what I call 'pop environmentalism,' which uses sensationalism, misinformation, fear tactics, etc., to deal with people on an emotional level rather than an intellectual level.

—— Patrick Moore,
Co-founder of Greenpeace, explaining why he no longer supports the organization in an article from Newsweek

 

 
 
 

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