Risk Assessment of the Fungicide Infinito with the Active Substances Fluopicolide and Propamocarb HCL
Line Emilie Sverdrup *
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), Det Norske Veritas, Norway.
Christine Bjørge
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), Norwegian Enviroment Agency, Norway.
Ole Martin Eklo
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway.
Merete Grung
University of Oslo / Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway.
Torsten Källqvist
University of Oslo / Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway.
Ingeborg Klingen
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway.
Marit Låg
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Norway.
Edgar Rivedal
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
Erik Ropstad
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway.
Steinar Øvrebø
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM), National Institute of Occupational Health, Norway.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Infinito is a new fungicide containing the two active substances fluopicolide and propamocarb-HCL. Infinito is a new generation fungicide to protect potatoes against the blight pathogen phytophtora infestans. The risk assessment was finalized at a meeting Mai 29, 2012, by the Panel on plant protection products of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM).
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority would like, in this regard, an assessment of the following:
- The fate and behaviour in the environment and the ecotoxicological effects and risks with regard to the properties of Infinito and the active substances. The Panel is particularly asked to look at the following: o The persistence of fluopicolide and its metabolites. o The leaching potential of fluopicolide and its metabolites.
VKM considers both fluopicolide and its main metabolite M-01 (2,6-dichlorobenzamid (BAM)) to be persistent in Norwegian soils and surface waters.
Other conclusions from VKM are as follows:
- Fluopicolide and its main metabolite may have a significant potential for soil accumulation after repeated use under Norwegian conditions.
- Fluopicolide shows low mobility in both studies and modelling. Metabolite M-01 (BAM) is however highly mobile.
- There is minimal risk for toxic effects of fluopicolide to terrestrial and aquatic organisms with the proposed application regime.
Keywords: VKM, assessment, Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety, fungicide