2.5.2 Quality control and labelling of BCA

Implementing Biological Control Agents in the ASEAN Region

The product label provides the means of communication between the producer, the regulator and the farmer (or his/her advisor). As such, labels are crucially important and must therefore be a key part of regulatory scrutiny. National regulators have labelling policies and labels must always be written in the appropriate local language(s), but international advice is available on harmonising label formats, which has similarities to those of standard pesticides. An example (from CropLife) is given in Figure 1. Because of their nature that is frequently different from conventional chemicals, BCA should have appropriate and as comprehensive instructions on application as possible. For microbials, the following information must be included: • Isolate used (implies virulence) • Number of CFU/IU (or other unit) per gram • Expiry date It is incumbent on regulators to check on whether the information on quantities/concentrations, together with the application instructions, is compatible with encounter of the microbials by the target pest and thus the probability of efficacy (see below). 26 2.5.2 Quality control and labelling of BCA Figure 1: Important components of a pesticide label (courtesy CropLife International)

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• Summary
• Contents
• Glossary
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Project history, terminology & stakeholders
• 1.1.1 Biological Control Agents (BCA): categories and terminology
• 1.1.2 Farmers and other stakeholders
• 1.2 Role of BCA in IPM
• 1.3 Sustainability: who will develop BCA products?
• 2 BCA profiles
• 2.1 Microbials
• 2.1.1 Bacteria
• 2.1.2 Fungi
• 2.1.3 Protozoa
• 2.1.4 Insect viruses and entomopathogenic nematodes
• 2.2 Macrobial agents
• 2.3 Semiochemicals
• 2.4 Natural (botanical and other) products
• 2.5 Formulations, quality control, and application techniques
• 2.5.1 Formulations of microbials
• 2.5.2 Quality control and labelling of BCA
• 2.5.3 Application techniques
• 3 Crops: Case studies
• 3.1 Rice
• 3.1.1 Member States’ experience, scientific evidence, market information (ABC database), and results from field trials
• 3.1.2 Conclusions: development of BCA in rice production
• 3.2 Vegetables
• 3.2.1 Member States’ experience, scientific evidence, market information (ABC database), and results from field trials
• 3.2.2 Conclusions: development of BCA in vegetable production
• 3.3 Fruits
• 3.3.1 Member States’ experiences, scientific evidence, market information (ABC database)
• 3.3.2 Conclusions: development of BCA in fruit production
• 4 Regulatory requirements
• 4.1 Towards a regulation for BCA in ASEAN
• 4.2 National frameworks
• 4.3 Harmonisation
• 4.4 The need for simplification
• 4.5 Post-registration issues and quality control
• 4.6 Trade of BCA products within ASEAN
• 5 Strategy for Improvement of Regulation and Use
• 5.1 Needs for the ASEAN Region
• 5.2 Availability
• 5.3 Reliability
• 5.4 User Knowledge
• 5.5 Perceptions of efficacy
• 5.6 The 4th plenary meeting of application and regulation experts: a way forward
• Appendix I Products
• Appendix II Data Requirements for Registration
• Appendix III Efficacy Test Protocols
• References

Implementing Biological Control Agents in the ASEAN Region
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