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This section of the webpage contains information regarding pesticide safety issues of significant interest or impact for PSEPs, or the stakeholders they serve. Information is archived for future reference.

EPA Continues Efforts to Help Increase the Availability of Disinfectant Products for Use Against the Novel Coronavirus

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This original announcement was published by EPA on March 26, 2020 and can be accessed here. WASHINGTON (March 26, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took steps to provide additional flexibilities to manufacturers of disinfectants and other pesticides. EPA intends for these flexibilities to increase the availability of products for Americans to use against […]

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Extension Response to COVID-19 & Resources for Extension Professionals Working Online

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This original announcement was published by Aaron Weibe on March 16, 2020. Click here for more! The purpose of this website is to provide a means through which Extension educators and administrators can share with their Cooperative Extension colleagues various resources and guides about teaching and working virtually, and provide a listing of current institutional […]

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) Releases Update on Significant Public Health Pests

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This announcement was published on March 17, 2020 to The Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials (ASCPRO) Board of Directors. The professional pest control industry, an essential service, is responsible for the protection of public health, food and property. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. […]

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EPA Expands COVID-19 Disinfectants List

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on March 14, 2020 and can be accessed here. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing an expanded list of EPA-registered disinfectant products that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The list contains nearly 200 additional products—including 40 new products […]

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FIFRA SAP Meeting Minutes and Final Report for Pesticide Drinking Water Assessments

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on February 26, 2020 and can be accessed here. The meeting minutes and final report for the November 19 to 21, 2019, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) face-to-face meeting regarding “Approaches for Quantitative Use of Surface Water Monitoring Data in Pesticide […]