Bayer insecticide stung by court ruling, spirotetramat banned on procedural grounds

摘要

A federal judge has banned a new insecticide manufactured by Bayer CropScience after finding EPA failed to publish its registration decisions or properly seek public comment before approving the product for use. The order by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote vacates EPA's conditional registration of the insecticide - called spirotetramat - as of Jan. 15 and calls on the agency to re-evaluate the chemical.