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Introduction

Despite claims to the contrary, overall, there

are no viable, efficacious, or economical GreenAlternatives to replace conventional pest con-trol products.

Virtually all Green Alternatives are bogus, dis-playing negative characteristics such as the fol-lowing

Green Alternatives may be almost totallyineffective except under very specific circum-stances.

Green Alternatives may be prohibited insome jurisdictions.

Green Alternatives may be questionablyhigher in toxicity.

Green Alternatives may be stunningly moreexpensive to use when compared to conven-tional pest control products.

Green Alternatives may be supplied by thesame EnvironmentalTerrorOrganizations thatsought the prohibition of conventional pestcontrol products.

Green Alternatives may have negative side

effects like phytotoxicity ( an effect that ad-versely affects plant growth ) or corrosion orrodentattractant.

Green Alternatives may require extremelyhighinputs of active ingredient since they willotherwise be less effective.

Green Alternatives may require more per-sonal protection for the user.

Green Alternatives may not be safer, norbetter, nor more effective.

General Descript ionof Corn Gluten Meal

Corn Gluten Meal is a natural turf herbicidethat is derived from plant materials, and hasbeen patented as a natural preemergent her-bicide for the control of weeds in turfgrass. It

is packaged as a grain product for dry applica-tions on turf.

Corn Gluten Meal is alleged to be a suitable

Green Alternative to conventional phenoxy her-bicides like 2,4D or Killex. This is not true,since Killex is a postemergent herbicide, whe-reas Corn Gluten Meal is a preemergent.

Furthermore, Corn Gluten Meal is simply un-able to provide satisfactory results to meet thecornerstones for a successful lawn maintenan-ce program.

Corn Gluten Meal can only used as a preemergent which means it is not effectivefor preexisting weeds and consequentlyprovides only poor results on existing weeds.

Active Ingredientsin Corn Gluten Meal

Corn Gluten Meal is a byproduct of the cornwetmilling process, and is used for animalfeed. It contains mixture of protein, lipid, car-bohydrate, and ash.

Additionally, Corn Gluten Meal contains 10 percent nitrogen by weight, and is a source of ni-trogen.

This product may actually increase the growthof established and uncontrolled weeds since itprovides nitrogen with every treatment.

Mode of Actionof Corn Gluten Meal

Corn Gluten Meal is classified and patented asa preemergent herbicide, which means that it inhibits or suppresses certain weedsbefore they germinate and sprout from the

soil.

Moreover, this product will not provide thesame eradicative effect of conventional postemergent herbicides like 2,4D and Killex, andit is certainly not an effective alternative.

Corn Gluten Meal has no postemergent effecton weeds, and, unfortunately, it may actually


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increase the growth of established and uncon-trolled weeds since it does provide nitrogenwith every treatment.

Time of Applicat ion

of Corn Gluten Meal

Corn Gluten Meal must be applied before weedseeds germinate.

Following treatment, weed seedling shoots willemerge normally, but the development of theemerging root is inhibited suppressed byCorn Gluten Meal. After a period of waterstress, the seedlings wilt and die because their

root systems have not developed properly.

By contrast, conventional herbicides, like 2,4D and Killex, will quickly destroy the entireweed. A program of one to three applicationsof Killex will provide seasonlong control of themajority of broadleaved weeds.

Corn Gluten Meal will fail to control weeds withthe same success as conventional herbicideslike 2,4D and Killex.

Suppress ion versus Control

Corn Gluten Meal cannot be consistently con-sidered as a true alternative to conventionalherbicides, since the weed pests are often only inhibited or suppressed, and not con-trolled.

Inhibition suppression occurs when lessthan fifty per cent of the damaging weed popu-lation is killed by an application of herbicide.

Full effective control can only be attained withconventional pest control products, such as

2,4D and Killex, which will provide a very highper cent kill of damaging weeds.

Storage of Corn Gluten Meal

Corn Gluten Meal attracts rodents. Further-more, even with minimal ambient moisture in a

typical warehouse, Corn Gluten Meal will turnmouldy.

Consequently, Corn Gluten Meal presents amajor storage problem !

Once Corn Gluten Meal has been purchased, itmust be used within a short space of time. Atthe end of the season, leftover Corn GlutenMeal cannot be stored in an unsupervised andunprotected storage area.

Prohibit ion of Corn Gluten Meal

Corn Gluten Meal is prohibited in some jurisdic-

tions, like the Province of New Brunswick.Several jurisdictions are already prohibitingother Green Alternative Products because theyare deemed as dubious lowerrisk alternativesto conventional products ! Even the bogusGreen Alternatives are now at risk of being thesubject of conspiracies that lead to needless,senseless, and malicious prohibition policies !

Health Effectsof Corn Gluten Meal

Corn Gluten Meal is alleged to be a socalled lowerrisk green alternative to conventionalturf herbicides.

This may not be true. Corn Gluten Meal maybe unexpectedly higher in toxicity.

Contact with Corn Gluten Meal may cause tem-porary mild irritation.

Corn Gluten Meal may cause sensitization tothe skin and eyes.

People with known corn allergies should avoid

exposure.

Conclus ion

Corn Gluten Meal is not safer, nor better, normore effective when compared to conventionalpest control products like 2,4D or Killex.


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Pest Control Products Incident Reporting

The new Pest Control Products Act ( PCPA ) provides Health Canada with the au-thority to require pest control product incident reporting. Incident reporting sup-ports the three key objectives of the new Act to strengthen health and en-vironmental protection to strengthen postregistration control of pest controlproducts to make the registration system more transparent.

The Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations ( IRR ) introduced amandatory incident reporting requirement for registrants of pest control products inCanada and applicants wishing to register new pest control products in Canada. Asof April 2007, registrants and applicants are required, by law, to report incidents,including adverse effects to health and the environment, to Health Canada within aset time frame. The Incident Reporting Regulations specify the detailed reportingrequirements, including the type of incidents that must be reported, and the re-

quired time frame for submitting a report.

Incidents are classified into six major categories effects on humans ef-fects on domestic animals effects on the environment ( i.e.: plants and wildlife ) residues in food packaging failure effects identified in scientific studies.

Incidents are further classified by severity, in the case of humans for instance, fromminor effects such as skin rash, headache, etc ..., to major effects such as repro-ductive or developmental effects, lifethreatening conditions or death.

The time frames for reporting range from 15 days to 12 months, depending on thesubject of the exposure ( e.g., human, domestic animal, environmental ), and the

degree of severity of the effect. The severity classifications and corresponding timeframes are described in the Incident Reporting Regulations.

Members of the public, as well as organizations and professionals in the medicalcommunity, are encouraged to report pestcontrolproductrelated incidents to themanufacturer listed on the label, who in turn must report to Health Canada. Thepublic may also report incidents to Health Canada.

Information provided by the public and by professionals will be added to the data-base on pest control products. The database will be regularly searched for any typeof pattern related to a specific pest control product. If the result of a search indi-cates that there is a trend, such as multiple incidents for a particular pest controlproduct or a serious effect, Health Canada will evaluate the information in conjunc-

tion with scientific literature. If evaluation of this information identifies a safety is-sue, appropriate action will be taken. Such action could range from minor labelchanges to discontinuation of the product.

All incident reports will be placed in the Public Registry, accessible through theHealth Canada website, with the exception of confidential business information asdefined by the Access to Information Act, and personal information as defined bythe Privacy Act.


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Incident Report Concerning

Corn Gluten Meal Herbicide

April 15 th , 2010 Selected and adapted excerpts

Symptoms Irritated eyes. Itchy skin.

How long did the symptoms last ?

Greater than 24 hours. Less than 3 days.

Time between exposure and onset of symptoms Greater than 30 minutes. Less than 2 hours.

Addit ional details about the incident

The reporter called 04/23/2010 to report exposu re 04/15/2010 to anherbicide containing the active ingredient Corn Gluten Meal.

He reports applying the product during the day.

Later that evening he developed symptoms of irritated eyes anditchy skin on his upper arms.

He did not clarify the application techni que or avenue of exposure.

He reported he took a sh ower rinsing his skin and eyes following theexposure He sought no medical treatment.

He reported his symptoms resolved spontaneousl y in two days.The caller was advised that dermal and ocular irritation may be en-countered following exposure with either the eye s or skin.

Flushing the eyes and skin would be the ideal initial treatment ofchoice.

No further information was obtained.


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