Health Canada warns about unregistered insecticides in the marketplace
Standard priority
What you should do
- 1Do not purchase, import, sell or use these products.
- 2If you are in possession of one of these products, safely dispose of it in accordance with your provincial and/or municipal guidelines for the disposal of hazardous waste.
- 3Only purchase insecticides that have been registered by Health Canada with a PCPA registration number identified on the product label.
- 4This code has up to five digits, for example: Registration No. 12345 Pest Control Products Act.
- 5To know if a product is registered, visit the Pesticide Product Information Database.
The issue
Chemical hazard - Unauthorized products - Product safety - Unauthorized product
Affected product
Unregistered insecticides such as "Sniper 1000EC DDVP," "Lava 100% EC" and "NOPEST". These contain the insecticide dichlorvos at levels that pose a significant risk to human health.
Where it was sold
Canada (national)Reported in the official notice — confirm there.
Issued by
Health Canada
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