VAPORFAZE EMATE INSECTICIDE

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

Active ingredient:

ETHYL FORMATE

Available from:

ROBERT F. RYAN

INN (International Name):

ethyl formate(901g/L)

Pharmaceutical form:

LIQUID

Composition:

ETHYL FORMATE SOLVENT Active 901.0 g/L

Units in package:

#180KG; #196.3L; *18KG; *19.6L

Class:

A - Agricultural

Manufactured by:

ROBERT F. RYAN

Therapeutic group:

DRIED FRUIT - PACKAGED | PACKAGED DRIED FRUIT

Therapeutic area:

INSECTICIDE

Therapeutic indications:

STORED DRIED FRUIT INSECT PESTS

Product summary:

Poison schedule: 6; Withholding period: WHP: Not required when used as directed; Host/pest details: APPLE: [EUCALYPTUS WEEVIL, LATANIA SCALE, ONION OR COTTON SEEDLING THRIPS, TUBER MEALYBUG]; APRICOT: [NEW ZEALAND FLOWER THRIP]; BANANA: [COFFEE BEAN WEEVIL, MEALY BUG, MITE, SCALE]; BLUEBERRY: [LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH, LONGTAILED MEALY BUG, PLAGUE THRIPS, RED BACK SPIDER, TWO SPOTTED MITE, WESTERN FLOWER THRIP]; CAPSICUM OR PEPPER: [WESTERN FLOWER THRIP]; CITRUS: [BEAN THRIP, CALIFORNIA RED SCALE, CITRUS MEALY BUG, FULLER'S ROSE WEEVIL, LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH, LONGTAILED MEALY BUG]; DRIED FRUIT - PACKAGED: [STORED DRIED FRUIT INSECT PESTS]; FUMIGATION CHAMBER: [BED BUG, BED BUG EGGS]; GRAPE - TABLE: [LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH, LONGTAILED MEALY BUG, PLAGUE THRIPS, RED BACK SPIDER, TWO SPOTTED MITE, WESTERN FLOWER THRIP]; KIWI FRUIT - EXCLUDING GOLD KIWIFRUIT: [LONGTAILED MEALY BUG, OLEANDER SCALE]; LETTUCE: [APHID]; ONION: [THRIP]; PERSIMMON: [LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH, LONGTAILED MEALY BUG, PLAGUE THRIPS, RED BACK SPIDER, TWO SPOTTED MITE, WESTERN FLOWER THRIP]; PHOENIX OR DATE PALM: [CIGARETTE BEETLE, DRIED FRUIT BEETLE, FLAT GRAIN BEETLE, FLOUR BEETLES, INDIAN MEAL MOTH, LESSER GRAIN BORER, PSOCIDS OR BOOKLOUSE, RICE WEEVIL, SAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE]; PINEAPPLE: [MEALY BUG, MITE, SCALE]; RHUBARB: [DETRITUS MOTH]; STORED CEREAL GRAIN: [FLAT GRAIN BEETLE, FLOUR BEETLES, INDIAN MEAL MOTH, LESSER GRAIN BORER, PSOCIDS OR BOOKLOUSE, SAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE]; STORED DRIED FOOD: [CIGARETTE BEETLE, DRIED FRUIT BEETLE, FLAT GRAIN BEETLE, FLOUR BEETLES, INDIAN MEAL MOTH, LESSER GRAIN BORER, PSOCIDS OR BOOKLOUSE, RICE WEEVIL, SAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE]; STRAWBERRY: [WESTERN FLOWER THRIP]; SWEET CORN: [CORN APHID, CORN EARWORM, COTTON BUDWORM OR BOLLWORM, GREEN PEACH APHID, NATIVE BUDWORM OR BOLLWORM, PLAGUE THRIPS, TWO SPOTTED MITE, WESTERN FLOWER THRIP]; SWEET POTATO: [DETRITUS MOTH]; Poison schedule: 0; Withholding period: WHP: Do not use treated product for hu man consumption within 2 days of treatm ent.; Host/pest details: DRIED FRUIT - PACKAGED: [STORED DRIED FRUIT INSECT PESTS]; Poison schedule: 0; Withholding period: ; Host/pest details: DRIED FRUIT - PACKAGED: [STORED DRIED FRUIT INSECT PESTS]; For the eradication of insect pests in packaged dry fruits.

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2023-07-01

Patient Information leaflet

VAPORFAZE EMATE INSECTICIDE
Product Name:
APVMA approval No:
64944
/131112
Label Name:
VAPORFAZE EMATE INSECTICIDE
Signal Headings:
POISON
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
READ SAFETY DIRECTIONS BEFORE OPENING OR USING
Constituent
Statements:
901 g/L ETHYL FORMATE
Mode of Action:
GROUP
8A
INSECTICIDE
Statement of Claims:
eMate, (ethyl formate), is a post-harvest fumigant for the control of
certain insect pests in
stored cereal grains, oilseeds, grain storage premises, equipment and
horticultural produce
pests. For use only by persons trained and competent in the use of
VAPORFAZE approved
vaporising / dispensing equipment.
Net Contents:
180
kg
(196.3
L
)
18
kg
(19.6
L
)
Restraints:
Do not use this product unless trained and competent in the use of
VAPORFAZE approved
application equipment, the required detection equipment, emergency
procedures, safe use
and handling of the fumigant.
DO NOT fumigate until the produce temperature is greater than 15°
C
(see DFU for
exemptions)
DO NOT enter the chamber, where full fumigation concentrations are
present. In cases of
extreme emergency, self-contained breathing apparatus must be
employed.
Directions for Use: RLP APPROVED
Other Limitations:
ONLY TO BE USED by VAPORFAZE trained and approved personnel who are
competent
in the use of proprietary dispensing equipment. The eMate liquid is a
flammable toxic
fumigant.
Withholding Periods:
Withholding period is not required when used as directed.
Trade Advice:
General Instructions:
All entrances to the fumigated area must be placard with “DANGER
area under fumigation,
DO NOT ENTER, unless wearing appropriate personal protection
equipment”. Mechanical
ventilation to an external exhaust system is to be installed in all
potential leak areas.
Dispensing equipment must be regularly cleaned and maintained. The
fumigation
treatment area should have an air monitoring system for levels of
ethyl formate
(
EF
)
and
carbon dioxide (CO2).
A time weighted average exposure standard of 100 ppm for EF and 5000
ppm for CO2
should not be exceeded o

Summary of Product characteristics

#VF002

17 JUNE
 2011

VAPORFAZE

EMATE 
ETHYL FORMATE  

1. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPLIER 
SYNONYMS: Formic acid, ethyl ester; Ethyl Methanoate; Formic Ether.  
CAS NO.: 109-94-4  
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 74.08  
CHEMICAL FORMULA: HCOOCH
2
CH
3

SUPPLIER: VAPORFAZE, ABN 56202487758,
PO Box 4, Sans Souci NSW 2219, Tel: [phone] 
USE: Insecticide, Fumigant 
MSDS DATE: 17 June 2011 

2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION 
DANGER!  EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPOR.  VAPOR MAY
CAUSE FLASH FIRE.  HARMFUL 
IF SWALLOWED OR
INHALED.  AFFECTS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.  CAUSES IRRITATION
TO SKIN, 
EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.  

UN NO.  

1190 
DG CLASS 

3 [Flammable] 
DG PACK GROUP  
II 
DG HAZCHEM CODE 
3YE 

3. COMPOSITION 
INGREDIENT 
FORMULA 
CAS NO. 
CONTENT 
Ethyl Formate 
HCOOCH
2
CH
3

109-94-4 
98% min. 

4. FIRST AID MEASURES 
INHALATION:  If inhaled remove from contaminated area.  If
not breathing, give artificial respiration.  If 
breathing is difficult, give oxygen.  Call a
physician or Poison Information Centre (phone 13 11 26).  
INGESTION:  Induce vomiting immediately as directed by medical
personnel.  Never give anything by 
mouth to an unconscious person.  Get medical attention.  
SKIN CONTACT: Remove contaminated clothing
and shoes and gently flush affected area with water.  Get 
medical attention.  Launder clothing before
reuse.  Thoroughly clean shoes before reuse.  
EYE CONTACT: Hold eyelids apart and immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least
15 minutes.  
Get medical attention immediately.  
ADVICE TO DOCTOR: Treat symptomatically. 
FIRST AID:  If poisoning occurs, contact a doctor or Poison Information Centre (phone 13 11 26). 

5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES 
FIRE:  
Flash point: 

-20
o
C�