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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 Revises Guidance to Ensure Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Pesticides Against Candida auris

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on October 15, 2021. Click here for more information.   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revised its guidance for evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial pesticides against Candida auris (C. auris). Pesticide manufacturers seeking to register their products with a C. auris claim should use this updated guidance to test the […]

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EPA Holds Online Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting in October

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on October 8, 2021. Click here to learn more and register!   EPA Holds Online Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting in October EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) will hold an online public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on October 27-28, 2021. At this meeting: The PPDC […]

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Now Available: Registration for upcoming IRIS Public Science Meeting (November 2021)

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on September 30, 2021. Click here to register.   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (HERA) National Research Program is announcing a virtual IRIS Public Science Meeting for November 9, 2021. The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program is convening the previously postponed […]

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Now Available: Draft Supplement to the 2019 Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (PM ISA Supplement)

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on September 30, 2021. Click here for more information!   Notice:  EPA’s Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (HERA) National Research Program is announcing for public comment and external peer review the release of the draft Supplement to the 2019 Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (PM). The […]

Updates on EPA Efforts to Address PFAS in Pesticide Packaging

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on September 30, 2021. Click here for more information.   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to work diligently to address per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment and is providing important updates on its progress in testing pesticide products and containers for PFAS. Today, with the purpose of advancing sound […]