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Food Law News - UK - 2021

HSE Consultation, 20 May 2021

CONTAMINANTS - Consultation on the first GB approval of the new active substance cinmethylin

This consultation relates to GB's Draft Assessment Report (DAR) for the new active substance cinmethylin.

Cinmethylin (BAS 684 H) is a new herbicidal active substance for use in plant protection products for controlling the growth of annual grasses and several broadleaf weed species in cereals.

The dossier for the first approval of this substance in Great Britain under retained Regulation 1107/2009 was submitted by BASF Agro B.V., with the assessment performed by the Chemicals Regulation Division of the Health and Safety Executive.

Comments are invited on the content and the conclusions of the DAR and can be submitted by any member of the public or interested party.

Certain specified confidential information that relates to the active substance is not published as part of this consultation.

The full draftassement report is available on the HSE consultation page. See: Cinmethylin consultation. Deadline for comments: 19 July


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