The name comes from the regulatory requirements of identifying each container of the various herbicides through the addition of colored stripes.
Agent White did not contain dioxin, which was a contaminant in some herbicide mixtures.
Agent White was a proprietary product of the Dow Chemical Company.
[2] Agent White was also tested at CFB Cold Lake in Alberta.
[3] Under the brand name Tordon 101, Dow AgroSciences has commercialized a similar product containing a mixture of 2,4-D and picloram.