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Recent News
Register for Upcoming Webinar on EPA’s Research and Regulation of Pesticidal Air Treatment DevicesAugust 29, 2023 - 12:40 pm
Register for Upcoming Webinar on EPA’s Research and Regulation of Pesticidal Air Treatment DevicesAugust 26, 2023 - 12:07 pm
EPA Registers New Active Ingredient PyraclonilAugust 26, 2023 - 12:04 pm
EPA Addresses Supply Chain Issues for Food-Contact Surface Sanitizer Products
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
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 […]
EPA Holds Online Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting in May
This original announcement was published by the EPA on May 5, 2020. Click here for more information. EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) will hold an online public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on May 20-21, 2020. To provide comments during the meeting, please pre-register here by May 15. Participants can register at any […]
EPA provides critical information about safe disinfectant use
This original announcement was published by the EPA on April 23, 2020. Click here for more. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its efforts to provide critical information on surface disinfectant products that can be used to protect the health of all Americans throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency. In support […]
EPA Continues to Add New Surface Disinfectant Products to Combat COVID-19
WASHINGTON (April 2, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its commitment to increasing the availability of surface disinfectants for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.