A Concern for the Amenity Sector!
Are parallel imported products a threat to the future? Richard Minton, of the Crop Protection Association, believes so
CHEMICAL manufacturers are investing a lot of time, money and effort developing, registering and maintaining product approvals and then stewarding and technically supporting them for use throughout the amenity industry. Unfortunately, parallel imports are then coming into the industry very cheaply and being sold purely on price. They do not have to justify any of the costs other than importing and re-labelling after an initial small registration fee. There have been instances where parallel products have omitted key product stewardship wording off the labels, which have given them a competitive advantage in some instances, as well as putting the molecule at risk from misuse. With a global internet, any negative news from mishaps travels very fast, and can put a molecule at risk globally. There have also been reports that end-users have ordered a branded product, but received the equivalent parallel.
therefore, being both directly impacted by head to head competition, and indirectly affected by parallels generally bringing the value of the markets down. Whilst
The chemical manufacturers are,
this is all great in terms of
ensuring the end user gets the most competitive price short term, it has serious implications for the long term viability of the industry.
products need to get the message across to the distributors and, in particular, the contractors and end users that, if this continues much longer, there will be no future for their industry as core R&D manufacturers will cease to support old products, yet alone develop new ones, as it will not be financially viable. When these products lose their registrations, so will the parallels.
Companies who invest in approved
Still available after 2010
Carbendazim will be approved until at least 2012 say Barclay Crop Protection
CARBENDAZIM, the important and widely-used worm- cast suppressant product, will still be available after December 2010, Barclay Crop Protection has stated, clarifying comments recently made by Jon Allbutt, former chairman of the Amenity Forum. “Carbendazim, which we sell under the trademark
“But, because of the way the legislation is structured, products are given an expiry date which reflects the review date. That is why carbendazim appears to have an expiry date of December 31, 2010,” he explains. “To complicate matters, carbendazim is also being reclassified as a biocide, rather than a pesticide, so that, eventually, it will be subject to a different directive.”
This is not being anti-competitive, but simply stating the facts, so that the buyers can make an informed decision. Obviously, end-users and distributors can make a choice as to which products they support – but if they do choose the parallel, then at least they cannot be in a position to complain when they lack the necessary products to control their weeds, pests and diseases in the long term.
directive is not completed by the date of the Annex 1 expiry, CRD (formerly PSD) will issue suitable approvals to ensure it can continue to be used for worm control. “Therefore, we expect to be able to continue to sell carbendazim until the current expiry date of 2012,” he adds. “This clarification is very useful for greenkeepers
and groundsmen and it is good to know that the approval holders are committed to supporting carbendazim for the future,” said Jon Allbutt. AgriGuard Pro Turf Carbendazim is available from the Pitchcare online shop.
Mr Gussin says that if the transfer to the biocides
Ringer, is currently under review as a Plant Protection Product,” says Eric Gussin, UK area manager for Barclay. “The outcome of this review is due at the end of the year.”
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