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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 Releases Temporary Guidance on Respiratory Protection During COVID-19

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on June 1, 2020. Click here for more.  There is no higher priority for EPA than protecting the health and safety of Americans, especially during the COVID-19 public health emergency. EPA has heard from states and stakeholders about Personal Protective Equipment shortages in the agricultural sector. To […]

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EPA Proposes Registration of New Biopesticide and Product

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on May 23, 2020. Click here for more. EPA is opening the 15-day comment period on a proposal to register the new active ingredient Ea peptide 91398 and the biopesticide product PHC-91398, which would contain this new active ingredient. Ea peptide 91398 was derived from a naturally […]

EPA Reopens Public Comment Period on Proposed Interim Decisions for Neonicotinoids

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on May 21, 2020 and can be accessed here. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the public comment period for 30 days on the proposed interim decisions for the neonicotinoids acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam. EPA is taking this action to extend the comment […]

EPA Addresses Supply Chain Issues for Food-Contact Surface Sanitizer Products

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on May 16, 2020. Click here for more.  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its third temporary modification to Pesticide Registration Notice 98-10 to include food-contact surface sanitizer products containing the active ingredient isopropyl alcohol. This new time-limited amendment to PRN 98-10 extends some of the supply […]

EPA Makes it Easier for Consumers to Find Disinfectant Products for Novel Coronavirus

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on May 12, 2020. Click here for more information.  WASHINGTON (May 12, 2020) —  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its List N Tool, a new web-based application (app)  that allows smart phone users and others to quickly identify disinfectant products that meet EPA’s criteria for use against […]