US EPA mulls revisions to minimum risk pesticide exemption rules

摘要

The US EPA is considering whether regulatory and policy changes are needed to improve rules that allow “minimum risk pesticides” to be exempt from registration rules under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Changes to the current process could make the implementation and evaluation of the exemption provisions more eicient, the Agency says. A 90-day public comment period has been opened. Comments are being sought on whether changes are necessary to “ease state regulation” of federally exempt products, and whether the EPA should consider adding any new classes of pesticidal substances for exemption. The Agency stresses that it is only seeking information at this stage and is not yet proposing speci?c changes to FIFRA exemptions.