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MH goes free in potato cultivation
With the disappearance of the sprout inhibitor CIPC, the growers will become even more dependent on the active ingredient maleic hydrazide as a sprout inhibitor in onions and ware potatoes. In the United Kingdom, maleic hydrazide (MH) became discredited and treated product could no longer be sold as animal feed. That restriction has now been lifted.
The onion sector was in a pinch in 2017, when the European Commission suddenly decided not to renew the license for maleic hydrazide. Ultimately, however, the entire agricultural sector was able to turn the tide.
As of November 1, 2018, MH was restricted for use in ware potatoes in the United Kingdom. The potatoes or potato residual flows intended for the animal feed industry were not allowed to be treated with MH. Very difficult for a sector that sells its residual flows in a circular manner within the chain.
MH declared safe
However, the British counterpart of the Board for the Authorization of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb): Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD), decided at the end of July that the restriction will be lifted with immediate effect. As a result, all germ inhibitors with the active ingredient maleic hydrazide are released. It concerns the Crown MH and also Fazor, which are known to us.
Niels van der Boom
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