by
Marty Morgan and Bob Braun, Douglas Products, USA
Editor’s note: It has been 15 years since sulfuryl fluoride was registered under the brand name ProFume® gas fumigant for postharvest uses. Two industry professionals from Douglas Products provide an update on the use of this fumigant to protect grain from stored product pests.
What led to the postharvest registration of sulfuryl fluoride?
Morgan: Sulfuryl fluoride (SF) has been used since 1961 as the active ingredient in Vikane® gas fumigant primarily to protect properties from drywood termites. While Vikane was the leading solution for structural fumigation, methyl bromide (MB) was the mainstay in postharvest uses.
However, in 1987, the Montreal Protocol, a United Nations (UN) treaty, required that MB be phased-out by 2015 to protect the Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer. An alternative was needed, and in 1995 at industry request, Dow AgroSciences began investment to obtain a postharvest label for SF.
Braun: ProFume was registered in 2004 in the US. Today, ProFume is registered in more than 20 countries including Australia, Germany, Canada, and the UK. Codex listing for international trade followed in 2006. The registration of ProFume has been recognised with environmental awards by both the United Nations and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
When did Douglas Products enter the picture?
Morgan: In 2015, Douglas Products acquired Vikane and ProFume from The Dow Chemical Company. The acquisition included the SF manufacturing plant in Pittsburgh, California, which is operated by employees of The Dow Chemical Company. The acquisition of ProFume and Vikane made Douglas Products a leader in fumigation as the company holds federal registrations for both SF and aluminum phosphide.
Read more HERE.
Editor’s note: It has been 15 years since sulfuryl fluoride was registered under the brand name ProFume® gas fumigant for postharvest uses. Two industry professionals from Douglas Products provide an update on the use of this fumigant to protect grain from stored product pests.
What led to the postharvest registration of sulfuryl fluoride?
Morgan: Sulfuryl fluoride (SF) has been used since 1961 as the active ingredient in Vikane® gas fumigant primarily to protect properties from drywood termites. While Vikane was the leading solution for structural fumigation, methyl bromide (MB) was the mainstay in postharvest uses.
However, in 1987, the Montreal Protocol, a United Nations (UN) treaty, required that MB be phased-out by 2015 to protect the Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer. An alternative was needed, and in 1995 at industry request, Dow AgroSciences began investment to obtain a postharvest label for SF.
Braun: ProFume was registered in 2004 in the US. Today, ProFume is registered in more than 20 countries including Australia, Germany, Canada, and the UK. Codex listing for international trade followed in 2006. The registration of ProFume has been recognised with environmental awards by both the United Nations and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
When did Douglas Products enter the picture?
Morgan: In 2015, Douglas Products acquired Vikane and ProFume from The Dow Chemical Company. The acquisition included the SF manufacturing plant in Pittsburgh, California, which is operated by employees of The Dow Chemical Company. The acquisition of ProFume and Vikane made Douglas Products a leader in fumigation as the company holds federal registrations for both SF and aluminum phosphide.
Read more HERE.
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