PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD - 1984
Sponsored jointly by FAO and WHO
EVALUATIONS 1984
The monographs
Data and recommendations of the joint meeting
of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues
in Food and the Environment and the
WHO Expert Group on Pesticide Residues
Rome, 24 September - 3 October 1984
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome 1985
BINAPACRYL
Explanation
The 16th Session of the CCPR requested the member governments to
report the existing uses of binapacryl, together with residue data,
and to indicate the foods for which MRLs are needed.
RESIDUES IN FOOD AND THEIR EVALUATION
USE PATTERNS
Binapacryl is not registered for use in Mexico, according to
information submitted to FAO by this country. Information submitted by
the United Kingdom indicated that about 50 tonnes of active ingredient
were used in this country in 1979, of which over 95 percent was used
in apple orchards.
The use patterns of binapacryl submitted by Australia are
summarized in Table 1.
TABLE 1. Use Patterns of Binapacryi, Australia 1984
Crop Pest Rate Withholding Comments
(g/l) period (days)
Apples Powdery 75-100 21 days Apply every 2 weeks from early
mildew pink stage. Use higher rate
where mildew infection is severe.
Apples, European 100 21 days Apply as a thorough spray at
pears, red mite, beginning of pest build up.
stone Bryobia mite, Repeat 10-20 days later or at
fruit Red spider beginning of renewed mite
mite build up.
(two-spotted mite)
In Australia, the type of formulation used is a 50 percent
wettable powder. Labels should include the following advice concerning
the time interval between application of binapacryl and harvest.
Apples, pears, stone fruit:
DO NOT APPLY LATER THAN 21 DAYS BEFORE HARVEST
The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council has
recommended the following maximum residue limits for binapacryl:
0.3 mg/kg nectarines, plums
0.5 mg/kg apples, cherries, pears
1 mg/kg peaches
APPRAISAL
In response to a request made at the 16th Session of the CCPR,
the meeting reviewed information on GAP received from Australia,
Mexico and the United Kingdom.
Binapacryl is used in Australia on apples, pears and stone fruits
with a pre-harvest interval of 21 days. About 50 tonnes of active
ingredient were used in the United Kingdom in 1979, of which over 95
percent was used in apple orchards. Binapacryl is not registered for
use in Mexico.
REFERENCES
Australia Summary of use patterns of binapacryl submitted by the
1984 Australian Bureau of Animal Health to FAO. (Unpublished)