On February 1, 2023, there will be a change in the VBN-product specification for Brassica and Daucus.

The Post-Harvest Knowledge Centre has carried out verification testing to ascertain whether:

• The Florissant 810 product complies with the VBN norms for the pre-treatment of Brassica.
• The Florissant 810 and Florissant 830 products complies with the VBN norms for the pre-treatment of Daucus.

Research has revealed that all the conditions have been met, and this product can be added to the obligatory products in the VBN product specification for Brassica.

Change:

• Florissant 810 is added as approved product for the pre-treatment of Brassica (Florissant 810 code 21 on the product’s label).
• Florissant 810 and Florissant 830 are being added as approved products for the pre-treatment of Daucus (Florissant 810 code 21 on the product’s label and Florissant 830 code 41).
• You must state the correct code of the pre-treatment product in your supply information. With this code the laboratory can check that the pre-treatment product is being used correctly.
  • The grading code S65 pre-treatment must be added in your EDF-software package.
  • Under the grading code S65, you must select the correct pre-treatment product using code 21 on the label of the product for Florissant 810 and code 41 for Florissant 830.

These products are exclusively for use as prescribed in the instructions for use.

On June 1, 2022, there will be a change in the VBN-product specification for Helleborus.

The Post Harvest Knowledge Centre has carried out verification testing to ascertain whether the Florissant 830 product complies with the VBN norms for the pre-treatment of Helleborus. This research has shown that all conditions have been met to make Florissant 830 mandatory as a pre-treatment agent. Florissant 830 gives an average vase life extension of two and a half days.

Change:

• Florissant 830 is added as approved product for the pre-treatment of Helleborus (Florissant 830 code 41 on the product’s label).
• You must state the correct code of the pre-treatment product in your supply information. With this code the laboratory can check that the pre-treatment product is being used correctly.
  • The grading code S65 pre-treatment must be added in your EDF-software package.
  • Under the grading code S65, you must select the correct pre-treatment product using code 41 on the label of the product for Florissant 830.

The product is exclusively for use as prescribed in the instructions for use.

Traceability code on the plant passport will be mandatory as of 31-12-2021 for a number of potted plants (Citrus, Coffea, Lavandula dentata, Nerium oleander, Olea europea, Polygala myrtifolia and Prunus dulcis).

From December 31, 2021, a traceability code on the plant passport is required for potted plants of Citrus, Coffea, Lavandula dentata, Nerium oleander, Olea europea, Polygala myrtifolia and Prunus dulcis. For these plants, you must provide plant passports with the traceability code after the letter C from the new year.

Traceability code on plant passport
One of the components of the plant passport is the traceability code (after the letter C). This is a code that enables tracing within your own company administration. Think of a unique lot number, parcel number, greenhouse number or the number stated on the supplier’s document. Since December 2019, a plant passport obligation applies to all plants, including potted plants that we consider to be an end product. European legislation prescribes what the plant passport should look like.

Do you have questions about the traceability code?
If nothing else changes in the layout, you do not need to re-authorize the plant passport.

Note: It also remains the case that if there is a PZ plant passport (for example bacterial fire host plants), the traceability code must be entered.

On January 1, 2020, there will be a change in the VBN product specification for Astilbe, Scabiosa and Oxypetalum.

In the summer of 2019, the Post-Harvest Knowledge Centre has carried out verification testing to ascertain whether some products complies with the VBN norms for the pre-treatment of Astilbe, Scabiosa and Oxypetalum. Research has revealed that all of the conditions have been met, and this products can be added to the obligatory products in the VBN product specification for Astilbe, Scabiosa and Oxypetalum.

Change Astilbe:

• Chrysal Grow 30 and Florissant 820 are being added as approved products for the pre-treatment of Astilbe (Chrysal Grow 30 code 30 on the product’s label, Florissant 820 code 31).
• You must state the correct code of the pre-treatment product in your supply information. With this code the laboratory can check that the pre-treatment product is being used correctly.
  • The grading code S65 pre-treatment must be added in your EDF software package
  • Under the grading code S65, you must select the correct pre-treatment product using code 30 on the label of the product for Chrysal Grow 30 and code 31 for Florissant 820.

Change Scabiosa:

• Chrysal Grow 20 and Chrysal Grow 30 are being added as approved products for the pre-treatment of Scabiosa (Chrysal Grow 20 code 20 on the product’s label, Chrysal Grow 30 code 30).
• You must state the correct code of the pre-treatment product in your supply information. With this code the laboratory can check that the pre-treatment product is being used correctly.
  • The grading code S65 pre-treatment must be added in your EDF software package.
  • Under the grading code S65, you must select the correct pre-treatment product using code 20 on the label of the product for Chrysal Grow 20 and code 30 for Chrysal Grow 30.

Change Oxypetalum:

• Florissant 830 and Chrysal Grow 40 are being added as approved products for the pre-treatment of Oxypetalum (Florissant 830 code 41 on the product’s label, Chrysal Grow 40 code 40).
• You must state the correct code of the pre-treatment product in your supply information. With this code the laboratory can check that the pre-treatment product is being used correctly.
  • The grading code S65 pre-treatment must be added in your EDF software package.
  • Under the grading code S65, you must select the correct pre-treatment product using code 41 on the label of the product for Florissant 830 and code 40 for Chrysal Grow 40.

This products are exclusively for use as prescribed in the instructions for use.