Restrain, a global leader in crop storage technologies, confirms that its systems remain fully authorised and unaffected by the recent UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) decision to withdraw certain ethylene-based plant protection products.
On 5 September 2025, the HSE published a notice regarding the withdrawal of plant protection products for ethylene supplied via gas cylinders under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The two affected products are:
- Biofresh Safestore (MAPP number M15729)
- Banarg (MAPP number M18190)
Restrain Fuel (MAPP number 14520), which drives Restrain’s unique ethanol-to-ethylene conversion technology, is not affected by this withdrawal.
“We want to reassure all of our customers and partners that Restrain’s solutions remain fully approved and operational,” – Dan Hewitt, Managing Director at Restrain. “Growers can continue to rely on Restrain for safe, sustainable, and residue-free potato storage solutions in the UK and worldwide. In fact, as cylinder-supplied ethylene is phased out, this creates new opportunities for growers to adopt Restrain’s Precision Ethylene Treatment technology.”
For more information, you can refer to the UK Health and Safety Executive’s official announcement here.
About Restrain
For more than 20 years, Restrain has delivered solutions that help growers manage sprout control safely, reliably, and sustainably. Driven by natural ethanol, Restrain’s technology provides residue-free alternatives that support profitable and resilient crop storage.
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