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US EPA to register the first food and outdoor uses for Nichino’s insecticide pyrifluquinazon

Date：Aug. 9, 2018 Category：Products

The US EPA is proposing to approve the first food and outdoor uses of Nichino America’s insecticide, pyrifluquinazon on Brassica head and stem vegetables, citr...

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US EPA extends comment period for biological opinion on chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion

Date：May. 22, 2018 Category：Products

In response to numerous requests, the U.S. EPA is extending the public comment period on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Biological Opinion on chlorpyr...

U.S. EPA withdraws several pesticide-related rulemakings from the regulatory agenda

Date：May. 8, 2018 Category：Regulations

On May 7, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is withdrawing certain proposed rules for which EPA no longer intends to issue ...

US EPA received more new active ingredient registration applications

Date：Apr. 18, 2018 Category：Products

The U.S. EPA is open public comments for some new pesticide active ingredient registration applications.

US EPA releases new Pesticide Registration Notice on determination of minor use

Date：Apr. 13, 2018 Category：Regulations

On March 22, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice) 2018-1 issued by the Office of Pesticid...

Amazon to pay $1.2 million in illegal pesticide settlement

Date：Feb. 21, 2018 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last Thursday announced a $1.2 million settlement with Amazon over the sale and distribution of illegal pesticides, one...

U.S. EPA extends comment period for neonicotinoid risk assessments

Date：Feb. 20, 2018 Category：Regulations

At the request of stakeholders, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period for recently released neonicotinoid insect...

U.S. EPA streamlines pesticide residue chemistry data requirements for seed treatment uses

Date：Feb. 19, 2018 Category：Regulations

On January 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced reduced residue chemistry data requirements for many seed-treatment pesticide uses. The ...

US EPA releases neonicotinoid assessments for public comment

Date：Dec. 22, 2017 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing preliminary ecological and human health risk assessments for these neonicotinoid insecticides -- clo...

U.S. EPA releases draft risk assessments for glyphosate

Date：Dec. 19, 2017 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing for public comment the draft human health and ecological risk assessments for glyphosate, one of the...

U.S. EPA schedules 6 new pesticide ais registrations in fiscal 2019

Date：Nov. 3, 2017 Category：Products

The US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has announced the schedules of 6 new active ingredients as registration candidates for fiscal 2019 which ended Sep...

US EPA received registration applications for some new pesticide active ingredients

Date：Oct. 17, 2017 Category：Products

The U.S. EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products....

US EPA established temporary tolerances for tolfenpyrad

Date：Oct. 12, 2017 Category：Products

The US EPA has established time-limited tolerances for residues of insecticide tolfenpyrad in or on dry bulb onion [at 0.09 parts per million (ppm)] and waterme...

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US EPA announces update to the pesticide electronic application submission portal

Date：Sep. 1, 2017 Category：Regulations

On August 28, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first of three feature and functionality updates to the Pesticide Submission Po...

US EPA awards an additional $768,614 to Iowa to combat adverse pesticide exposure

Date：Aug. 15, 2017 Category：Markets

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 has awarded an additional $768,614 to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) to admin...

US EPA grant Oklahoma $175,000 to support pesticide safety

Date：Jul. 25, 2017 Category：Markets

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $174,814 to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to support a wide range of...

US EPA consults on lambda-cyhalothrin emergency exemption

Date：Jul. 12, 2017 Category：Regulations

The U.S. EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Washington State Department of Agriculture to use the pyrethroid insecticide, lambda-cyhalothrin...

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EPA registers innovative tool to control corn rootworm

Date：Jun. 15, 2017 Category：Regulations

EPA recently registered four products containing a new and innovative plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) called SMARTSTAX PRO that will help U.S. farmers contr...

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US EPA, Rockwood Chemical announce settlement

Date：Jun. 12, 2017 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Rockwood Chemical Company over an improperly stored and labeled agricultural pesticide at i...

U.S. EPA refuses to endorse ban against Chlorpyrifos

Date：May. 17, 2017 Category：Regulations

Chlorpyrifos is a highly efficient, broad spectrum and safe organophosphorus insecticide and miticide, which is one of the most widely used pesticides, with a m...

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