Newfoundlanders Being Exposed To Banned Pesticides And Government Is "Approving" It

FYI 

The following are the lists of pesticides “approved” for use by the Department of Environment & Conservation in NL 

for the 2012 season.

FULL DOCUMENT HERE

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Please take note that the following pesticide ingredients are banned in NL for Cosmetic uses:

Carbaryl

2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid)

mecoprop

dicamba

MCPA (2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid)

Please Also take note that Diazinon has been banned federally across Canada for all lawn and turf uses since 2004 (some 8 years).

See Document HERE

The following are some of the products containing banned ingredients that are 

being approved for use by our province:

DIAZINON

SEVIN (Carbaryl)

PAR III, TRILLION, KILLEX (2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, mecoprop, dicamba)

To check for the banned active ingredients, formulation and MSDS for each product listed below and for approved use, you can look up the corresponding PCP# at: PMRA LABEL SEARCH.