BLUE SHIELD DF COPPER FUNGICIDE

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

Active ingredient:

COPPER PRESENT AS COPPER HYDROXIDE

Available from:

BAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTD

INN (International Name):

Cu as hydroxide(500g/kg)

Pharmaceutical form:

WATER DISPERSIBLE GRANULE

Composition:

COPPER PRESENT AS COPPER HYDROXIDE MINERAL-COPPER Active 500.0 g/kg

Units in package:

10kg; 9-20kg; 9kg

Class:

A - Agricultural

Manufactured by:

BAYER CROPSCIENCE

Therapeutic group:

ALMOND | APPLE CROP = APPLE ORCHARD | APRICOT | AVOCADO | BANANA | BEAN | BRASSICA SPP. OR COLE CROP | CAPSICUM OR PEPPER | CARR

Therapeutic area:

FUNGICIDE

Therapeutic indications:

ALGAE | ANGULAR LEAF SPOT ON CUCURBIT | ANGULAR LEAF SPOT-P. SYRINGAE PV. TABACI | ANTHRACNOSE | ANTHRACNOSE - COLLETOTRICHUM SPP. | ANTHRACNOSE OR RING SPOT ON LETTUCE | ASCOCHYTA BLIGHT OR BLACK STEM ON PEA | BACTERIAL BLACK SPOT | BACTERIAL BLIGHT | BACTERIAL BROWN SPOT | BACTERIAL CANKER | BACTERIAL CANKER ON TOMATO | BACTERIAL GUMMOSIS | BACTERIAL LEAF SPOT ON LETTUCE | BACTERIAL SPECK | BACTERIAL SPOT ON CAPSICUM | BACTERIAL SPOT ON CUCURBIT | BACTERIAL SPOT ON TOMATO | BLACK SPOT | BLACK SPOT - COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM | BLACK SPOT ON CITRUS | CERCOSPORA LEAF SPOT | CHOCOLATE SPOT ON BEAN | CITRUS MELANOSE | CITRUS SCAB | COMMON BLIGHT | CROWN ROT | DOWNY MILDEW | DOWNY MILDEW ON ALLIUM (ONION, GARLIC) | DOWNY MILDEW ON COLE CROP/BRASSICA | DOWNY MILDEW ON LETTUCE | DOWNY MILDEW ON RHUBARB | EARLY BLIGHT OR TARGET BLACKSPOT | FRECKLE OR SCAB ON STONE FRUIT | GREY MOULD - BOTRYTIS CINEREA | HALO BLIGHT | LATE OR IRISH BLIGHT ON TOMATO OR POTATO | LEAF CURL | LEAF SPOT | LEAF SPOT - ALTERNARIA CERCOSPORA

Product summary:

Poison schedule: 6; Withholding period: WHP: Crops - Do not harvest for 1 day after application.; Host/pest details: ALMOND: [LEAF CURL, SHOTHOLE]; APPLE CROP = APPLE ORCHARD: [BLACK SPOT - COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM]; APRICOT: [BACTERIAL GUMMOSIS, FRECKLE OR SCAB ON STONE FRUIT, SHOTHOLE]; AVOCADO: [ANTHRACNOSE - COLLETOTRICHUM SPP., PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER]; BANANA: [CERCOSPORA LEAF SPOT, PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER]; BEAN: [BACTERIAL BROWN SPOT, CHOCOLATE SPOT ON BEAN, COMMON BLIGHT, HALO BLIGHT, RUST]; BRASSICA SPP. OR COLE CROP: [BLACK SPOT, DOWNY MILDEW ON COLE CROP/BRASSICA, PEPPERY LEAF SPOT, RING SPOT ON BRASSICA/COLE CROP]; CAPSICUM OR PEPPER: [BACTERIAL CANKER, BACTERIAL SPOT ON CAPSICUM]; CARROT: [LEAF SPOT]; CELERY: [LEAF SPOT, SOFT CAROTOVORA ROT]; CHERRY: [BACTERIAL GUMMOSIS, FRECKLE, SHOTHOLE]; CITRUS FRUIT OR TREE: [BLACK SPOT ON CITRUS, CITRUS MELANOSE, CITRUS SCAB, PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER, SOOTY BLOTCH ON APPLE, PEAR OR CITRUS]; CUCURBIT: [ANGULAR LEAF SPOT ON CUCURBIT, BACTERIAL SPOT ON CUCURBIT]; FABA BEAN: [CHOCOLATE SPOT ON BEAN, RUST]; KIWI FRUIT: [PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER]; LETTUCE: [ANTHRACNOSE OR RING SPOT ON LETTUCE, BACTERIAL LEAF SPOT ON LETTUCE, DOWNY MILDEW ON LETTUCE]; LYCHEE: [PARASITIC ALGAE ON LYCHEE, PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER]; MACADAMIA: [ANTHRACNOSE, MACADAMIA HUSK SPOT, PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER, PINK DISEASE OR LIMB BLIGHT]; MANGO: [ANTHRACNOSE, BACTERIAL BLACK SPOT]; NECTARINE: [LEAF CURL, PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER, SHOTHOLE]; ONION: [DOWNY MILDEW ON ALLIUM (ONION, GARLIC)]; PARSNIP: [LEAF SPOT]; PASSIONFRUIT: [PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER]; PEA: [ASCOCHYTA BLIGHT OR BLACK STEM ON PEA, BACTERIAL BLIGHT]; PEACH: [LEAF CURL, PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER, SHOTHOLE]; PEAR: [BLACK SPOT - COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM]; PECAN: [PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER]; PLUM: [PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER, SHOTHOLE]; POTATO: [EARLY BLIGHT OR TARGET BLACKSPOT, LATE OR IRISH BLIGHT ON TOMATO OR POTATO]; RED BEET: [DOWNY MILDEW, RUST]; RHUBARB: [CROWN ROT, DOWNY MILDEW ON RHUBARB]; SILVER BEET: [DOWNY MILDEW]; SPINACH: [DOWNY MILDEW]; STRAWBERRY: [GREY MOULD - BOTRYTIS CINEREA, LEAF SPOT - ALTERNARIA CERCOSPORA]; TOBACCO SEEDBED: [ALGAE, ANGULAR LEAF SPOT-P. SYRINGAE PV. TABACI]; TOMATO: [BACTERIAL CANKER ON TOMATO, BACTERIAL SPECK, BACTERIAL SPOT ON TOMATO, EARLY BLIGHT OR TARGET BLACKSPOT, LATE OR IRISH BLIGHT ON TOMATO OR POTATO, SEPTORIA SPOT ON TOMATO]; TROPICAL FRUIT: [PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER]; VINE: [DOWNY MILDEW]; WALNUT: [WALNUT BLIGHT]; For the control of various diseases of fruit and vegetables.See Restraints on label

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2023-07-01

Patient Information leaflet

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BAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTD
BLUE SHIELD DF COPPER FUNGICIDE
46869/104211
COMPANY NAME:
PRODUCT NAME:
APVMA APPROVAL NO:
LABEL NAME:
BLUE SHIELD DF COPPER FUNGICIDE
SIGNAL HEADINGS:
POISON
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
READ SAFETY DIRECTIONS BEFORE OPENING OR USING
CONSTITUENT
STATEMENTS:
500 g/kg COPPER PRESENT AS COPPER HYDROXIDE
MODE OF ACTION: GROUP
M1
FUNGICIDE
STATEMENT OF
CLAIMS:
For the control of various diseases of fruit and vegetables as
specified in the DIRECTIONS
FOR USE Table
NET CONTENTS:
9 - 20 kg
RESTRAINTS:
Restraints
DO NOT apply when either hot or frost prone conditions prevail.
DO NOT apply during the hottest part of the day when temperatures
exceed 35 DGC.
DO NOT apply when slow drying conditions prevail.
DO NOT apply to copper-shy crops or cultivars.
DO NOT apply if it is likely to rain before the spray is dry.
DO NOT apply to wet crops.
DO NOT apply in spray solutions with a pH of less than 6.5.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
This section contains file attachment.
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OTHER LIMITATIONS: RLP APPROVED
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WITHHOLIDNG
PERIODS:
WITHHOLDING PERIOD
Crops - DO NOT HARVEST FOR 1 DAY AFTER APPLICATION.
TRADE ADVICE:
GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS:
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Mixing
Fill the spray tank to three quarters of the required volume with
water, then slowly pour
Blue Shield into the spray tank, with the agitation system actively
moving. Add tank-mix
products after Blue Shield is thoroughly mixed. Top up to the required
volume with water.
Pre-mixing Blue Shield with a small quantity of water is NOT
recommended.
Application
Good disease control requires even, thorough coverage of the target
area. Application
should be made using appropriate spray equipment and sufficient water
to provide
adequate penetration and coverage. Equipment settings and water volume
may need to
vary, depending on the growth stage of the crop.
Instructions for ‘other’ crops
High volume
Mix specified rates of product per 100 L water and spray plants to
“point o

Summary of Product characteristics

Bayer CropScience
Safety Data Sheet
BLUE SHIELD® DF COPPER FUNGICIDE
Version 1 / AUS
Revision Date: 04.07.2013
102000017064
Print Date: 04.07.2013
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SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE MATERIAL AND SUPPLIER
Product name
Blue Shield® DF Copper Fungicide
Other names
none
Product code (UVP)
79028679
Chemical Group
inorganic
Recommended use
Fungicide
Chemical Formulation
Dry flowable granules (DF)
Company
Bayer Cropscience Pty Ltd
–ABN 87 000 226 022
391-393 Tooronga Road, East Hawthorn
Victoria 3123, Australia
Telephone
[phone]
Technical Information Service
1800 804 479
Facsimile
[phone]
Website
www.bayercropscience.com.au_ _
Emergency telephone no.
1800 033 111 Orica SH&E Shared Services
SECTION 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW_ _
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
DANGEROUS GOODS
Hazardous classification_ _
Hazardous (National Occupational Health and Safety Commission -
NOHSC)
R-phrase(s)
R22 - Harmful if swallowed.
R41 - Risk of serious damage to eyes.
S-phrase(s)_ _
See sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13._ _
ADG Classification_ _
"Dangerous goods" for transport by road or rail according to the
Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and
Rail. - See Section 14.
SUSMP classification (Poison
Schedule)_ _
Schedule 6 (Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and
Poisons)
SECTION 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Chemical nature
Copper (Cu) present as copper (cupric) hydroxide 500 g/kg
Chemical Name
CAS-No.
Concentration [%]
Copper dihydoxide
20427-59-2
85.60
Other ingredients (non-hazardous) to
100%
SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES
IF POISONING OCCURS, IMMEDIATELY CONTACT A DOCTOR OR POISONS
INFORMATION CENTRE (TELEPHONE 13
Bayer CropScience
Safety Data Sheet
BLUE SHIELD® DF COPPER FUNGICIDE
Version 1 / AUS
Revision Date: 04.07.2013
102000017064
Print Date: 04.07.2013
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11 26), AND FOLLOW THE ADVICE GIVEN. SHOW THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET TO
THE DOCTOR.
INHALATION
When inhaled remove to fresh air and seek medical aid. Keep patient
warm and at rest.
Oxygen or artificial re

Safety Data Sheet

BLUE SHIELD
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CONTENTS
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
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RESTRAINTS
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VEGETABLES
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TREE and VINE CROPS - FRUIT
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TREE and VINE CROPS - NUTS
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OTHER CROPS
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FRUIT AND NUTS - PHYTOPHTHORA STEM CANKER
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WITHHOLDING PERIOD
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
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Mixing
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Application
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Wetting agents
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FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE WARNING
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COMPATIBILITY