The intent of this network is to inform interested parties of impending pesticide use cancellations and to afford those parties the opportunity to affect decision made by the pesticide registrants in concert with EPA. To the best of our knowledge the uses mentioned below will not appear on any label registered by the EPA following their expected cancellation.

The Environmental Protection Agency published on 3/18/91 the Federal Register announcement of deletion of 85 food/feed crop uses and certain other uses of malathion insecticide, following withdrawal of reregistration support by the Malathion Reregistration Task Force (MRTF). Written comments are solicited on this action by June 17, 1991. only the food and feed crops and formulations specified in List I below will be supported by the MRTF. All uses in List II below will be dropped. The two registrants (American Cyanamid and Cheminova) of technical malathion, used in manufacture of all malathion-containing products, do not intend to provide the required residue data (for food and feed crops, tobacco, and stored commodity treatments, domestic animals. animal premises, and food handling establishments);and domestic animal safety testing (for poultry uses).

EPA notified by registered mail dated 2/25/91 all registrants of malathion-containing products that they have until 30 days from receipt of the letter to indicate their intention to provide the required data to support one or more of the uses to be dropped. Otherwise all unsupported uses must be removed from their labels within 90 days of receipt of the letter.

Commodity organizations may have to provide financial and/or material support to conduct the required studies. Crop residue data are generally the easiest and least expensive to deal with. However, if additional metabolism data will be required or if concerns exist over the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), the cost and complexity of supporting these uses can increase substantially.

If any of these uses are important to you, you must act quickly. Contact NOW WITHOUT DELAY William Steller or Barbara Gingher (609-799-6315) of American Cyanamid representing the Malathion Reregistration Task Force, or other registrants of malathion products to determine their interest in joint support for these uses. Additionally, notify Joanne Edwards (703-308-8046), Reregistration Branch, Office of Pesticide Programs at EPA. She has a list of malathion registrants.

List I

• alfalfa (ULV) corn (ULV) green beans (ULV) sorghum (ULV)
• avocado cotton (ULV,RTU) lettuce strawberries
• bell peppers cucumbers onions tomatoes
• blueberries (ULV) dry beans oranges wheat
• cherries (ULV) grapes potatoes
• clover (ULV) grasses (ULV) rice (ULV)

List II

• Food & Feed crops lupine (greenhouse uses) pet and domestic
• (field uses) macadamia nuts beans animal uses
• almond mangoes corn beef cattle
• apples melons cucumber cats
• apricots mint lettuce chickens
• asparagus mushrooms onions dairy cattle
• barley mustard greens peppers dogs
• beets nectarines potatoes ducks
• birdsfoot trefoil oats summer squash geese
• blackberries okra tomatoes goats
• boysenberries papayas non-food use hogs
• broccoli parsley tobacco horses
• Brussels sprouts parsnips stored commodities pigeons
• cabbage passion fruit almonds sheep
• carrots peaches citrus pulp, turkeys
• cauliflower peanuts bagged animal premises
• celery pears barley beef cattle feed
• chestnuts peas cattle feed con- lots & hold pins
• collards pecans centrate blacks cat & dog
• cowpeas pineapples field corn sleep qtrs.
• cranberries plums(fresh field/garden seeds dairy and live-currants prunes) grapes (raisins) stock barns,
• dandelions pumpkins oats stables & pins
• dates quince peanuts feed rooms
• dewberries radishes rice kennels
• eggplant raspberries rye manure piles
• endive rutabagas sorghum poultry houses
• figs rye sunflower rabbits on wire
• filberts safflower wheat other indoor use
• flax salify food-handling human clothing
• garlic shallots establishments (woolens &other
• gooseberries soybeans bagged flour fabrics)
• guavas spinach (commercial/ mattresses
• hops squash industrial uses) forestry uses
• horseradish strawberries (soil cereal processing forest trees
• kale incorporation) commercial estab- (douglas fir,
• kohlrabi sugar beets lishments eastern pine,
• kumquats sweet potatoes dry milk hemlock, larch,
• leeks swiss chard processing pines, red
• lemons tangerines eating establish- pine, spruce,
• lentils turnips ments true fir)
• lespedeza vetch food processing
• limes walnuts packages cereals
• loganberries watercress pet foods & feed
• wild rice stuff

For additional information on the malathion cancellation notice contact the USDA-National Pesticide Impact Assessment Program at (202-447-4751).

The reregistration notification network is a cooperative effort of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (USDA-NAPIAP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Agricultural Chemicals Association (NACA). If after contacting the registrant listed above you wish to express additional concerns please contact your NAPIAP State Liaison Representative. If you wish to contact us at USDA, our number is (202) 720-4751.

Last Modified September 28, 1998