Pestphos Fumigation Tablets

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

Active ingredient:

PHOSPHINE (PH3) PRESENT AS ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE

Available from:

INTECH ORGANICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Pharmaceutical form:

TABLET (INC. PELLET, BOLUS, SUPPOSITORY, CAPSULE)

Composition:

PHOSPHINE (PH3) PRESENT AS ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE GAS Active 330.0 g/kg

Units in package:

300 g to 1.5 kg

Class:

A - Agricultural

Therapeutic area:

INSECTICIDE

Product summary:

Poison schedule: 7; Withholding period: DO NOT USE TREATED PRODUCE FOR HUMAN CON SUMPTION OR FOR STOCK FEED FOR 2 DAYS AF TER COMPLETION OF FUMIGATION (MINIMUM EX POSURE PERIOD PLUS VENTILATION PERIOD). TOBACCO: NOT REQUIRED WHEN USED AS DIRE CTED. TREATED COMMODITIES MAY BE TRANSP ORTED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE RECOMMENDE D EXPOSURE PLUS VENTILATION PERIODS.; Host/pest details: FOOD PRODUCT/COMMODITY: [ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH, BEAN WEEVIL, CADELLE, CIGARETTE BEETLE, COFFEE BEAN WEEVIL, CONFUSED FLOUR BEETLE, DRIED FRUIT BEETLE, FLAT GRAIN BEETLE, GRANARY WEEVIL, HIDE OR SKIN BEETLE, INDIAN MEAL MOTH, LESSER GRAIN BORER, MAIZE WEEVIL, MEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTH, MERCHANT GRAIN BEETLE, MOTTLED GRAIN MOTH, PSOCIDS OR BOOKLOUSE, RAISIN MOTH, REDLEGGED HAM BEETLE, RICE WEEVIL, RUST-RED FLOUR BEETLE, SAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE, SPIDER BEETLE, STORED PRODUCT MITE, TOBACCO MOTH, TROPICAL WAREHOUSE MOTH, WAREHOUSE BEETLE]; RAW CEREAL GRAIN (SEE LABEL): [ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH, BEAN WEEVIL, CADELLE, CIGARETTE BEETLE, COFFEE BEAN WEEVIL, CONFUSED FLOUR BEETLE, DRIED FRUIT BEETLE, FLAT GRAIN BEETLE, GRANARY WEEVIL, HIDE OR SKIN BEETLE, INDIAN MEAL MOTH, LESSER GRAIN BORER, MAIZE WEEVIL, MEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTH, MERCHANT GRAIN BEETLE, MOTTLED GRAIN MOTH, PSOCIDS OR BOOKLOUSE, RAISIN MOTH, REDLEGGED HAM BEETLE, RICE WEEVIL, RUST-RED FLOUR BEETLE, SAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE, SPIDER BEETLE, STORED PRODUCT MITE, TOBACCO MOTH, TROPICAL WAREHOUSE MOTH, WAREHOUSE BEETLE]; STORED BULK STOCK FEED: [ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH, BEAN WEEVIL, CADELLE, CIGARETTE BEETLE, COFFEE BEAN WEEVIL, CONFUSED FLOUR BEETLE, DRIED FRUIT BEETLE, FLAT GRAIN BEETLE, GRANARY WEEVIL, HIDE OR SKIN BEETLE, INDIAN MEAL MOTH, LESSER GRAIN BORER, MAIZE WEEVIL, MEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTH, MERCHANT GRAIN BEETLE, MOTTLED GRAIN MOTH, PSOCIDS OR BOOKLOUSE, RAISIN MOTH, REDLEGGED HAM BEETLE, RICE WEEVIL, RUST-RED FLOUR BEETLE, SAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE, SPIDER BEETLE, STORED PRODUCT MITE, TOBACCO MOTH, TROPICAL WAREHOUSE MOTH, WAREHOUSE BEETLE]; STORED SEED FOR PROPAGATION: [ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH, BEAN WEEVIL, CADELLE, CIGARETTE BEETLE, COFFEE BEAN WEEVIL, CONFUSED FLOUR BEETLE, DRIED FRUIT BEETLE, FLAT GRAIN BEETLE, GRANARY WEEVIL, HIDE OR SKIN BEETLE, INDIAN MEAL MOTH, LESSER GRAIN BORER, MAIZE WEEVIL, MEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTH, MERCHANT GRAIN BEETLE, MOTTLED GRAIN MOTH, PSOCIDS OR BOOKLOUSE, RAISIN MOTH, REDLEGGED HAM BEETLE, RICE WEEVIL, RUST-RED FLOUR BEETLE, SAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE, SPIDER BEETLE, STORED PRODUCT MITE, TOBACCO MOTH, TROPICAL WAREHOUSE MOTH, WAREHOUSE BEETLE]; STORED TOBACCO: [ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH, BEAN WEEVIL, CADELLE, CIGARETTE BEETLE, COFFEE BEAN WEEVIL, CONFUSED FLOUR BEETLE, DRIED FRUIT BEETLE, FLAT GRAIN BEETLE, GRANARY WEEVIL, HIDE OR SKIN BEETLE, INDIAN MEAL MOTH, LESSER GRAIN BORER, MAIZE WEEVIL, MEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTH, MERCHANT GRAIN BEETLE, MOTTLED GRAIN MOTH, PSOCIDS OR BOOKLOUSE, RAISIN MOTH, REDLEGGED HAM BEETLE, RICE WEEVIL, RUST-RED FLOUR BEETLE, SAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE, SPIDER BEETLE, STORED PRODUCT MITE, TOBACCO MOTH, TROPICAL WAREHOUSE MOTH, WAREHOUSE BEETLE]

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2023-07-01

Patient Information leaflet

Pestphos Fumigation Tablets
88571/121723
Product Name:
APVMA Approval No:
Label Name:
Pestphos Fumigation Tablets
Signal Headings:
DANGEROUS POISON
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
READ SAFETY DIRECTIONS BEFORE OPENING OR USING
Constituent
Statements:
330 g/kg PHOSPHINE (PH3) present as ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE. Each 3g
Tablet
liberates 1g PHOSPHINE (PH3)
Mode of Action:
GROUP
24A
INSECTICIDE
Statement of Claims:
For control of insect pests of stored products in certain situations
as per the Directions for
Use table.
Net Contents:
300g (100 x 3g tablets) - 1.5kg (500 x 3g tablets)
Restraints:
DO NOT fumigate in inhabited buildings.
DO NOT fumigate in work situations where there is a risk that
phosphine gas could leak
from fumigation enclosures into working areas.
DO NOT use on commodities, or in empty containers, railcars or vessels
that are in transit
or likely to be in transit during the Exposure and/or Ventilation
Periods.
DO NOT use in road transport vehicles (including a truck or road
hauled container).
DO NOT heap tablets/pellets. Heaped tablets/pellets limit gas release.
DO NOT add water to the tablets/pellets.
DO NOT use when the commodity temperature is less than 15°C or the
relative humidity
within the structure is less than 25% or, with raw cereal grains, the
moisture is less than
9%.
DO NOT apply in structures that are not well sealed.
DO NOT apply as a surface-only treatment in a structure whose height
exceeds twice its
width, unless the structure/enclosure has a gas recirculation device
fitted.
Directions for Use:
This section contains file attachment. RLP APPROVED
Other Limitations:
Withholding Periods:
DO NOT USE TREATED PRODUCE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OR FOR STOCK
FEED FOR 2 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF FUMIGATION (MINIMUM EXPOSURE
PERIOD PLUS VENTILATION PERIOD).
TOBACCO: NOT REQUIRED WHEN USED AS DIRECTED.
TREATED COMMODITIES MAY BE TRANSPORTED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE
RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE PLUS VENTILATION PERIODS.
Trade Advice:
General Instructions:
Pestphos Fumigation Tablets releases phosphine gas when ex