June 13, 2013

Pesticide Tolerance: 1,3-Propanediol

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues 1,3-Propanediol in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops and to raw agricultural crops after harvest.

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Pesticide Tolerance: Bacillus pumilus

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus pumilus strain BU F-33 in or on all food commodities.

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Voluntary Cancellation of Certain Pesticide Registrations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.

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June 06, 2013

Pesticide Petitions Filed

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on several fruits and vegetables.

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May 31, 2013

Pesticide Tolerance for Triforine on Blueberries and Tomatoes

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a rule that establishes tolerances for residues of triforine in or on blueberries and tomatoes.

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Receipt of New Uses for Pesticide Products

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients.

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New Active Ingredients for Pesticides

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the receipt of several applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products.

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Voluntary Cancellation of Certain Pesticide Registrations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.

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May 24, 2013

Pesticide Tolerances for 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid for Mangoes and Avocadoes

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a rule establishing tolerances for residues for 1-naphthaleneacetic acid in or on avocado, mango, and other fruit.

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May 17, 2013

Pesticide Tolerances for Spirotetramat

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a rule establishing tolerances for residues of spirotetramat in or on multiple commodities such as bananas, strawberries, artichokes and green beans.

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Pesticide Tolerances for Sulfoxaflor

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a rule establishing tolerances for residues of sulfoxaflor in or on multiple commodities including several fruits and vegetables.

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Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions for Streptomycin

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a rule establishing tolerances for residues of streptomycin in or on multiple commodities including several fruits and vegetables.

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May 03, 2013

Pesticide Tolerances for Dinotefuran on Pome and Stone Fruit

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued technical amendment on a rule published on November 9, 2012 that established time-limited tolerance for dinotefuran on pome and stone fruit.

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Pesticide Tolerances for Glyphosate

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a rule establishing tolerances for residues of glyphosate that is used on multiple fruit and vegetable crops.

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Pesticide Registration Cancellations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the cancellations of several pesticide products listed in the notice.

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April 25, 2013

Pesticide Registrations Cancellations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced several pesticide cancellations voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency.

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April 19, 2013

Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a rule that establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the biochemical methyl jasmonate. 

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Registration Applications for New Active Ingredients

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced receipt to register the pesticide isofetamid used on almonds and low hanging fruit that has not been registered previously.

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FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a four day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel.

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April 12, 2013

Pesticide Tolerances: Dinotefuran

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule establishing the tolerances for residues of dinotefuran in or on multiple commodities.

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FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA) meeting has been changed to May 21-24, 2013.

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Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a correction on a previous Federal Register concerning registration review and pesticide dockets opened for review and comment.  The document corrects typographical errors.

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Receipt of Pesticide Products

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its receipt of applications to register new uses for pesticide products.

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April 05, 2013

Pesticide Tolerances: Clothianidin

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule establishing a tolerance for residues of clothianidin in or on multiple commodities including fruits, vegetables and tree nuts.

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Pesticide Tolerances: Flumioxazin

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule establishing a tolerance for residues of flumioxazin in or on multiple commodities.

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Requests to Amend Pesticide Registrations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has received requests for amendments by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations.

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March 28, 2013

Pesticide Tolerances: Abamectin on Strawberries

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule raising tolerances for residues of abamectin in or on strawberries.

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Pesticide Tolerances: Emamectin Benzoate

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule establishing a tolerance for residues of emamectin benzoate in or on cucumbers, melons, squash, pumpkins and gourds.

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FIFRA Pesticide Registration Review

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the final paper describing enhanced opportunities for stakeholder input during its review of pesticide registration.

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Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comments

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that several registration reviews are now open for public comment.

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March 22, 2013

Pesticide Reregistration Progress Report

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its progress report for meeting its performance measures and goals regarding pesticide reregistration during fiscal year 2012.

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Pesticide Tolerances: Amitraz

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule that establishes tolerances for residues of amitraz in or on honey and honeycomb.

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Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that its draft human health and ecological risk assessments for several pesticides are available for review and comments.

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March 15, 2013

Proposed Changes for China’s MRLs

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released China’s new MRLs and have identified several that are more restrictive than the current U.S. MRLs.  FAS is asking for comments discussing whether China is an important market for the impact commodity, whether these pesticides are commonly used for the commodity of concern, and whether industry usage will lead to violations and stopped shipments if China institutes its MRLs. Comments are due April 3, 2013 to OASA_PDWTO@one.usda.gov.

 

Chemical	Commodity	CHN draft MRL (ppm)	US tolerance (ppm)	Codex MRL (ppm)
Imidacloprid	Pear	0.5	0.6	1.0
Tebufenozide	Napa cabbage	0.5	5.0	5.0
Fluopicolide	Watermelon	0.1	0.5	0.5
	Napa cabbage	0.5	5.0	7.0
	Tomato	0.1	1.6	1.0
	Capsicum	0.1	1.6	1.0
Flubendiamide	Head cabbage	0.2	3.0	4.0
Metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M	Capsicum	0.5	1.0	1.0
Chlorantraniliprole	Sugarcane	0.05	14.0	0.5

 

Voluntary Cancelation of Certain Pesticide Registrations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has received requests by a registrant to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.

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Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

The Under Secretary for Food Safety and the Environmental Protection Agency are holding a public meeting on Thursday, March 28, 2013 to discuss the position of the U.S. for the 45th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues.

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March 07, 2013

Pesticide Tolerances: Fenpyrazamine

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a rule establishing tolerances for residues of fenpyrazamine in or on multiple commodities including almonds.

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Notice of Receipt of Pesticide Products

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has received the applications to register new uses for pesticide products used on fruits and vegetables.

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Chlorpyrifos Registration Review

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will extend the comment period concerning Chlorpyrifos Registration Review until May 7, 2013.

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Pesticide Registration Review

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of cyromazine, silica silicates, glufosinate ammonium, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate and undecylenic acid.

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February 28, 2013

Pesticide Petitions

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received several initial filings of pesticide petitions to modify or establish regulations for residues.

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Pesticide Experimental Use Permit

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received an application requesting an experimental use permit for the plant growth regulator forchlorfenuron. 

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2011 Annual Summary for Pesticide Data Program Report

The Agricultural Market Service (AMS) has released the 2011 Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary that confirms overall pesticide chemical residues found on the foods tested are below the established tolerance levels and are safe for consumption.

To view the announcement and the report, click here and here, respectively.

 

February 22, 2013

Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received several petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

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Exemption to Use of the Pesticide Kasugamycin on Apples

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received an emergency exemption (Section 18) request to use the unregistered pesticide kasugamycin to treat apples in Michigan to control fire blight.

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Exemptions from Requirements of Tolerances

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of a biochemical pesticide in or on potatoes.

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February 15, 2013

Pesticide Applications

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received applications to register new uses for pesticides containing currently registered active ingredients.

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February 07, 2013

Pesticide Tolerances: Alpha-Cypermethrin

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a rule establishing tolerances for residues of alpha-cypermethrin on multiple commodities including fruits and vegetables.

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Pesticide Tolerances: Thiacloprid

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a rule establishing tolerances for residues of thiacloprid in or on peppers, cherries, and plums.

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Tolerances Exemptions

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a rule that establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-pyrrolidone, 1-ethenyl-, polymer with ethanol.

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Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an order for the cancellations of the products listed in the notice.

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To Prevent the Introduction of Potato Brown Rot

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) intends to request a revision of a certification program for imported articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp.

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January 17, 2013

Pesticide Petitions

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions.

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Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received an application for emergency exemption to use a certain pesticide to treat potatoes.

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Cancellation Order for Pesticide Registration and Labels

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its order for the cancellation of products containing iodomethane.

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Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft Pesticide Registration Notice titled “Web-Distributed Labeling for Pesticide Products.”

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Pesticide Emergency Exemptions

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted emergency exemptions for use of pesticides listed in the notice.

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Notice of Receipt of Pesticide Products

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received applications to register pesticide products containing an active ingredient that have not been registered before.

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