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 following information about the insecticide thiophanate-methyl has been obtained from Atochem North America.

Atochem North America has announced that it plans to voluntarily cancel uses of the following insecticide that contains the active ingredient thiophanate-methyl.

     Products                      Uses
     TOPSIN-M                      Sugarcane and
                                   ALL post harvest uses

The post harvest uses are being dropped in an effort to reduce chemical exposure.

For additional information contact:

Rebecca A. Clemmer, Registration Specialist
Agrichemicals Division
Atochem North America
3 Parkway, Room 619
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(tel 215-587-7667)

or

USDA National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program at 800-262-0216.

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 October 7, 1998