Re-evaluation Decision RVD2023-01, Putrescent Whole Egg Solids and Its Associated End-use Products

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency
13 January 2023
ISSN: 1925-1025 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-28/2023-1E-PDF (PDF version)

Summary

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Table of contents

• Re-evaluation decision for putrescent whole egg solids and associated end-use products
• Re-evaluation decision for putrescent whole egg solids
• Risk mitigation measures
• Next steps
• Other information
• Appendix I – Registered products containing putrescent whole egg solids in Canada

Re-evaluation decision for putrescent whole egg solids and associated end-use products

Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, all registered pesticides must be regularly re-evaluated by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to ensure that they continue to meet health and environmental standards and continue to have value. The re-evaluation considers information from various sources such as data and information from pesticide manufacturers and other regulatory agencies, as well as comments received during public consultations. Health Canada applies internationally accepted risk assessment methods as well as risk management approaches and policies.

Putrescent whole egg solids is an outdoor animal repellent and feeding deterrent to protect a variety of non-edible plants, trees, and shrubs. A commercial-class product (formulated as a paste) can be applied via handheld equipment, backpack sprayers, pressurized tanks, and spray boom on commercial sites – including nurseries, greenhouses, and forestry plantations. Domestic-class products can be applied using handheld and backpack sprayers (paste formulation) or shaker duster (powder formulation) to deter deer, or as tulip bulb dip to repel squirrels. Currently registered products containing putrescent whole egg solids can be found in the Pesticide Product Information Database and in Appendix I.

The Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2022-11, Putrescent Whole Egg Solids and its Associated End-use Products^{Footnote 1} containing the evaluation of putrescent whole egg solids underwent a 90-day consultation period ending on 14 September 2022. PRVD2022-11 proposed continued registration of putrescent whole egg solids products for sale and use in Canada, with label updates to meet current labelling standards (Appendix II of RVD2023-01, Putrescent Whole Egg Solids and Its Associated End-use Products).

No comments were received during the consultation period. Therefore, this decision is consistent with the proposed re-evaluation decision stated in PRVD2022-11, which lists all information used as the basis for the re-evaluation decision.

This document (RVD2023-01) presents the final re-evaluation decision^{Footnote 2} for the re-evaluation of putrescent whole egg solids, including the label updates required to meet the current labelling standards. All products containing putrescent whole egg solids that are registered in Canada are subject to this re-evaluation decision.

Re-evaluation decision for putrescent whole egg solids

Health Canada has completed the re-evaluation of putrescent whole egg solids. Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada has determined that continued registration of products containing putrescent whole egg solids is acceptable with the label updates (Appendix II of RVD2023-01).

An evaluation of available scientific information found that uses of putrescent whole egg solids products meet current standards for protection of human health and the environment and have acceptable value under the current conditions of use.

Risk mitigation measures

Registered pesticide product labels include specific directions for use. Directions include risk mitigation measures to protect human health and the environment and must be followed by law. The required updated label statements, as a result of the re-evaluation of putrescent whole egg solids, are summarized below. Refer to Appendix II of RVD2023-01 for details.

Human health

Label improvements to meet current standards:

• Update to standard label statements (wording related to directions for use, storage and health precautions).

Environment

Label improvements to meet current standards:

• Updates to standard label statements (directions for use).

Next steps

To comply with this decision, the required label amendments must be implemented on all product labels no later than 24 months after the publication date of this decision document. Accordingly, both registrants and retailers will have up to 24 months from the date of this decision document to transition to selling the product with the newly amended labels. Similarly, users will also have the same 24-month period from the date of this decision document to transition to using the newly amended labels, which will be available on the Public Registry.

Refer to Appendix I for details on specific products impacted by this decision.

Other information

Any person may file a notice of objection^{Footnote 3} regarding this decision on putrescent whole egg solids and its associated end-use products within 60 days from the date of publication of this Re-evaluation Decision. For more information regarding the basis for objecting (which must be based on scientific grounds), please refer to the Pesticides section of the Canada.ca website (Request a Reconsideration of Decision) or contact Health Canada’s Pest Management Information Service.

The relevant confidential test data on which the decision is based (as referenced in PRVD2022-11) are available for public inspection, upon application, in the PMRA’s Reading Room. For more information, please contact Health Canada’s Pest Management Information Service.

Appendix I Registered products containing putrescent whole egg solids in Canada

Table 1 Products containing putrescent whole egg solids requiring (label) amendments^{Footnote 1}

Registration number	Marketing class	Registrant	Product name	Formulation type	Active ingredient (%, g/L)
17667	Commercial	Woodstream Canada Corporation	Deer-Away Big Game Repellent Concentrate 2103	Paste	37%
17955	Domestic	Woodstream Canada Corporation	Deer-Away Big Game Repellent Concentrate 2103	Paste	37%
23455	Domestic	Woodstream Canada Corporation	Horti-Kure Squirrel Repellent Concentrate 2103	Paste	37%
18122	Domestic	Woodstream Canada Corporation	Deer-Away Big Game Repellent Powder BGR-P	Powder	36%
Footnote 1 as of 29 September 2022, excluding discontinued products or products with a submission for discontinuation Return to footnote 1 referrer

Table 2 Products containing putrescent whole egg solids that do not require (label) amendments^{Footnote 1}

Registration number	Marketing class	Registrant	Product name	Formulation type	Active ingredient (%, g/L)
29186	Technical	Woodstream Canada Corporation	Safer’s Putrescent Whole Egg Solids Technical	Solid	100%
Footnote 1 as of 29 September 2022, excluding discontinued products or products with a submission for discontinuation Return to footnote 1 referrer

Footnotes

Footnote 1

“Consultation statement” as required by subsection 28(2) of the Pest Control Products Act.

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Footnote 2

“Decision statement” as required by subsection 28(5) of the Pest Control Products Act.

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Footnote 3

As per subsection 35(1) of the Pest Control Products Act.

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