US EPA revises data requirements for antimicrobial pesticides

US EPA is revising the data requirements for antimicrobial pesticide products to reflect current scientific and regulatory practice, and to provide the regulated community with clearer and transparent information about the data needed to support pesticide registration decisions for antimicrobial products.

The updated data requirements also serve to further enhance EPA's ability to make regulatory decisions about the human health, and environmental fate and effects of antimicrobial pesticide products. These revisions are also expected to help protect human health and the environment by providing an up-to-date scientific framework for identifying and assessing the risks of antimicrobial pesticides sold or distributed in the United States.

The revisions are effective July 8, 2013.

The updated data requirements are available at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0110-0111