AreaCanada

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityInsecticides

Date01/09/2017

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentPesticide regulation

DescriptionProposed, based on safety concerns, the complete phase-out of Matador, an insecticide widely used in rapeseed cultivation.

NotesCiting safety concerns, Canada’s health authorities proposed a complete phase-out of an insecticide known by the commercial name ‘matador’. The pesticide, which is widely used in rapeseed cultivation, controls pests such as flea beetles, cutworms, bertha armyworms and diamondback moths. Farmers have been invited to share their comments about the envisaged measure with Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency. According to industry representatives, the proposed ban would greatly harm rapeseed growers and the industry as a whole. Observers also pointed out that Canada ought to align its regulations with other countries such as the United States, due to the large amount of rapeseeds that is exported.