❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the Health Minister regarding the fungicide Benlate, its withdrawal from the market, and its potential use by local authorities, seeking a ban. The Minister acknowledges some points and awaits further information before making a decision.
AnsweredQoN 1290Legislative Council
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Regarding the systemic fungicide Benlate - (1) Is the minister aware that Benlate is no longer being manufactured? (2) Is the minister aware that Benlate has been withdrawn for sale for the home market in Australia by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority following concerns raised in 1993 over a British article alleging an association between Benlate exposure and the occurrence of eye defects in infants born in Britain? (3) Is the minister aware that some local authorities in Western Australia are still using Benlate? (4) Will the minister ban the use of Benlate in Western Australia? (5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(1) Is the minister aware that Benlate is no longer being manufactured? (2) Is the minister aware that Benlate has been withdrawn for sale for the home market in Australia by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority following concerns raised in 1993 over a British article alleging an association between Benlate exposure and the occurrence of eye defects in infants born in Britain? (3) Is the minister aware that some local authorities in Western Australia are still using Benlate? (4) Will the minister ban the use of Benlate in Western Australia? (5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(2) Is the minister aware that Benlate has been withdrawn for sale for the home market in Australia by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority following concerns raised in 1993 over a British article alleging an association between Benlate exposure and the occurrence of eye defects in infants born in Britain? (3) Is the minister aware that some local authorities in Western Australia are still using Benlate? (4) Will the minister ban the use of Benlate in Western Australia? (5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(3) Is the minister aware that some local authorities in Western Australia are still using Benlate? (4) Will the minister ban the use of Benlate in Western Australia? (5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(4) Will the minister ban the use of Benlate in Western Australia? (5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(1) Is the minister aware that Benlate is no longer being manufactured? (2) Is the minister aware that Benlate has been withdrawn for sale for the home market in Australia by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority following concerns raised in 1993 over a British article alleging an association between Benlate exposure and the occurrence of eye defects in infants born in Britain? (3) Is the minister aware that some local authorities in Western Australia are still using Benlate? (4) Will the minister ban the use of Benlate in Western Australia? (5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(2) Is the minister aware that Benlate has been withdrawn for sale for the home market in Australia by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority following concerns raised in 1993 over a British article alleging an association between Benlate exposure and the occurrence of eye defects in infants born in Britain? (3) Is the minister aware that some local authorities in Western Australia are still using Benlate? (4) Will the minister ban the use of Benlate in Western Australia? (5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(3) Is the minister aware that some local authorities in Western Australia are still using Benlate? (4) Will the minister ban the use of Benlate in Western Australia? (5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(4) Will the minister ban the use of Benlate in Western Australia? (5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(5) If no to (4), why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(1)-(2) Yes. (3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(3) No, but the minister has requested advice from the Department of Health on the issue. (4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
(4)-(5) The use of Benlate will not be banned until further information is received. The national regulatory authority for pesticides is the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. For reasons of safety, the active ingredient of Benlate - benomyls - is currently under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. I have requested the Department of Health to liaise, as a matter of urgency, with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status and time line of its review.
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