Chemical name: 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate

Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Pesticide

Final regulatory action: The chemical is Banned

Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action:

All registered formulations containing carbofuran and all registered uses of this active ingrediente were prohibited.

Pesticide use or uses that remain allowed:

Not applicable

The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes

Summary of the final regulatory action:

Sale of pesticides containing carbofuran was prohibited in Canada effective December 31, 2010. The use of products containing carbofuran was prohibited after December 31, 2012. Carbofuran products can no longer be leggally uses in Canada.

The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment

Summary of known hazards and risks to human health:

Based on the label directions of carbofuran products that were registered at the time of the review, use of the pesticides carbofuran posed an unacceptable risk to workers conductiing certaing mixing, loading, applying or post-application activities. An aggregate dietary risk assessment demonstrated that exposure to carbofuran from food and drinking water was unacceptable. Therefore, carbofuran does not meet Health Canada's current standards for human health protection.

Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health:

Redution of risk from the use of pesticides containing carbofuran.

Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment:

Based on the label directions of carbofuran products that were registered at the time of the review, use of the pesticide carbofuran posed an unacceptable risk to terrestrial an aquatic organisms, and therefore does not meet Health Canada's current standards for environmental protection.

Additionally, thirty theree environmental incident reports from the United States and Canada were considered during the review of carbofuran, and indicated that exposure to carboruan under the registered use pattern resulted in avian, small wild mammal and bee mortality.

Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment:

Reduction of risk from the use of pesticides containing carbofuran.

Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 31/12/2012