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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 Launches New Electronic Confidential Statement of Formula Application

This original announcement was published by the EPA on May 12, 2021. Click here for more information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching an electronic Confidential Statement of Formula application (eCSF builder) to support pesticide registration applications. The new electronic tool is consistent with the agency’s desire to continuously improve and modernize internal processes and digital workflows. To register a […]

EPA Extends Respiratory Protection Flexibilities for Agricultural Pesticide Handlers During COVID-19

This original announcement was published by the EPA on May 7, 2021. Click here for more information! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is committed to protecting the health and safety of Americans, especially during the COVID-19 public health emergency. In June 2020, EPA issued temporary guidance regarding respiratory protection requirements for agricultural pesticide handlers that […]

Attend EPA’s Webinar about the Experimental Use Permit for the Oxitec Genetically Engineered Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

This original announcement was published by the EPA on April 30, 2021. Click here for more information. On May 5, 2021, EPA will host a webinar for the public to learn about the approval of an experimental use permit (EUP) to allow Oxitec Ltd. to field test the use of genetically engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes as a way […]

EPA Updates Disinfectant Policy to Align with CDC Science

This original announcement was published by the EPA on April 29, 2021. Click here for more information. In order to respond to the public’s needs over this past year of the pandemic, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allowed for expedited review and approval of surface disinfectant products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the […]

EPA Addresses Ecological Risks Posed by Aminopyralid

This original announcement was published by the EPA on April 23, 2021. Click here for more information. Today, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing for public comment the proposed interim decision (PID) for aminopyralid, a pyridine herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds and woody brush in both agricultural and non-agricultural settings. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires EPA […]