All bins used to store canola should be free of treated seed and animal protein
Storage Recommendations:

Treated seed
Animal Protein
Stored Product Insect Control: Malathion

Description &
History 		Treated seed contains pesticides (usually an insecticide and/or fungicides).

Animal protein includes blood meal and bone meal.

Malathion is an insecticide registered in Canada for foliar use and for empty bin treatment for stored product insects. It can still be used on the canola plant for in-season insect control according to label directions. However, do not use it to treat canola for storage or the empty bins where canola will be stored. This can result in residues in the canola.

Market Issues Residues of seed treatments can impact any market, including domestic use in Canada.

Japan is the number one customer of Canadian canola seed and imports over $450 million each year.

The Japanese industry is very concerned over any food safety issues, including exposure to ruminant protein (due to concerns over BSE in beef) and also pesticide residues, especially those that are applied to stored canola or to empty bins.

In addition, the Japanese government is introducing new food safety legislation that will prohibit entry of any commodities if pesticides residues are found above the allowable limit. If malathion is detected above the allowable limit in Japan the shipment will be rejected resulting in millions of dollars of losses and increased testing of all shipments to Japan.

Recommendation to Growers Ensure all storage bins are free of treated seed and animal protein.
Do not treat empty grain bins with malathion before storing canola.
Malathion can still be used as a foliar spray on canola according to label directions.
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