EPA approves change to PredaSTOP baits control

EPA approves change to PredaSTOP baits control

An Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Decision-making Committee has approved an application to change one of the controls on two PredaSTOP baits. PredaSTOP is the commercial name for PAPP (para-aminopropiophenone) Paste A and PAPP Paste Ready-to-use Bait, which are Vertebrate Toxic Agents (VTAs).

An approval was granted in March 2011 that imposed strict controls on the use of these substances, including requirements to notify all landowners and occupiers within a 3 km radius before beginning a control operation. This requirement was intended to protect domestic cats. Upon further analysis it was found that this control made it impractical to use PredaSTOP for the control of stoats.

The Committee has decided to amend the notification control so that it is only applied during feral cat operations. In making this decision the Committee noted that the controls already in place on the use of PredaSTOP are sufficient to protect domestic cats during stoat control operations.

The EPA invited submissions on the application on 18 November 2014 and the submission period closed on 26 January 2015. Four submissions were received, all in support of the application. Two of the submitters requested to be heard on their submission and a hearing was held on 12 May 2015.

After considering all relevant information, the Committee was satisfied that the beneficial effects of modifying the notification controls outweigh the adverse effects and approved the change.

View application details and decision documents

The EPA’s role is to decide on applications under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (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.

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