Media advisory

12 December 2014

Submissions called for biopesticide application

The Environmental Protection Authority is calling for submissions on an application for release of the biopesticide Blossom Protect.

The application from Zelam Ltd is for Blossom Protect which contains two strains of Aureobasidium pullulans packaged with a citric buffer, for the protection of pipfruit trees against the disease fireblight and kiwifruit vines from Psa. This is the first application received by the EPA containing these strains.

View Blossom Protect application details and information

The public are invited to make submissions on the application to the EPA. The submissions period for this application opened Tuesday 9 December and will close at 5pm on 17 February 2015.

Submissions are an opportunity to provide further information and raise issues concerning the application. They will inform a decision-making committee that will decide whether to approve the application.

A public hearing may be held before a decision is made. The EPA will provide at least 10 working days’ notice of the hearing date, time and place. We'll provide this information to all submitters and the applicant.

The EPA’s role is to oversee applications under the HSNO Act to import and manufacture hazardous substances. We put controls in place to manage the risks of hazardous substances to safeguard people and the environment.

Find further information on submissions and the hearing process

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