November 2025

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Consultation on isocycloseram, VANECTO Cockroach Gel Bait, EQUENTO and A23128 ST, Proposed Registration Decision PRD2025-11

The PMRA has proposed registration for Vanecto Cockroach Gel Bait (a new Active ingredient class and formulation).

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-registration-decisions/2025/isocycloseram-vanecto-cockroach-gel-bait-equento-a23128-st.html

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is proposing registration for the sale and use of Isocycloseram Technical, VANECTO Cockroach Gel Bait, EQUENTO and A23128 ST, containing the active ingredient isocycloseram. VANECTO Cockroach Gel Bait is for the control of cockroaches in commercial, industrial and residential buildings and other listed structures. EQUENTO is a seed treatment product for the control of insect pests on wheat, oat, barley, rye and triticale. A23128 ST, also containing active ingredients difenoconazole, sedaxane, metalaxyl-M (and S-isomer) and fludioxonil, is another seed treatment product for the control of insect pests and the control or suppression of seed-borne and soil-borne diseases on wheat, oat, barley, rye and triticale.

How to get involved

This consultation is open for comment until 8 November 2025.
Open the “Consultation Summary” to access the document.

If you would like to comment, see the Pest Management Regulatory Agency Publications Section page for contact information. Please be sure to include the title of the consultation document on which you are commenting.

Health Canada will consider any written comments received from the public that are directly related to this proposed decision, such as comments directed to the science evaluation, in response to PRD2025-11 up to 30 days from the date of publication of this document (by 8 November 2025) before making a final decision on the proposed registration for isocycloseram, VANECTO Cockroach Gel Bait, EQUENTO and A23128 ST.

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