Director under the Pesticides Act - Addition or removal of an active ingredient to the List of Active Ingredients Authorized for Cosmetic Uses (Allowable List)

Anatis Bioprotection Inc. has submitted a request to add an active ingredient to the Allowable List to the Director under the Pesticides Act.

Beauveria bassiana strain ANT-03 is a biopesticide (biological mycoinsecticide) found in registered domestic and commercial pesticides used for reduction in number of Chinch bug and larvae of European chafer and Japanese beetle in turf.

Section 17 of Ontario Regulation 63/09 sets out the rules the Director must follow to determine if the active ingredient is appropriate for use for a cosmetic purpose.

After following the rules in Section 17 of Ontario Regulation 63/09 to determine if the active ingredient is appropriate for use for a cosmetic purpose, the Director under the Pesticides Act is proposing to add Beauveria bassiana strain ANT-03 to the “List of Active Ingredients Authorized for Cosmetic Uses (Allowable List)”.

Background

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, registers pesticides after completing a rigorous review of scientific studies on potential impacts on human health and the environment.

Pesticide classification in Ontario occurs automatically with the federal registration of a pesticide product. Section 2 of the Ontario Regulation 63/09 operates to classify a pesticide according to the federal class designation.

Ontario’s cosmetic pesticide ban prohibits the use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes unless the ministry-appointed Director under the Pesticides Act has determined that the pesticide (the active ingredient) is appropriate for use for a cosmetic purpose and has added the active ingredient to the “List of Active Ingredients Authorized for Cosmetic Uses (Allowable List)”.