On Friday, 5/7/93, the USEPA revoked five emergency exemptions it had granted previously and denied requests for another 15. This announcement was a result of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' interpretation of the Delaney clause of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This new policy is expected to affect only a small proportion of the approximately 300 emergency exemptions EPA allows each year. The FDA plans to allow foods from crops already treated with these revoked pesticides to remain in and/or enter commerce provided no additional applications of these pesticides are made to crops. The USEPA will expedite emergency requests for suitable substitute pesticides for those revoked or denied. Listed here are the Section 18 Emergency Exemptions revoked and denied on May 7, 1993:

       Pesticide                 Crop            State           Action
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       acephate (Orthene)        TOMATOES        SC              Denied
       bifenthrin (Capture)      HOPS            WA, ID          Denied
       bifenthrin (Capture)      TOMATOES        CA              Denied
       bromoxynil (Buctril)      RICE            MS, AR          Denied
       cyromazine (Trigard)      POTATOES        FL              Revoked
       cyromazine (Trigard)      POTATOES        MI              Denied
       cyromazine (Trigard)      TOMATOES        FL              Revoked
       fosetyl-al (Aliette)      GRAPES          MI, PA          Denied
       fosetyl-al (Aliette)      HOPS            ID              Denied
       fosetyl-al (Aliette)      HOPS            OR              Revoked
       iprodione (Rovral)        APPLES          NC              Revoked
       iprodione (Rovral)        APPLES          TN              Denied
       pendimethalin (Prowl)     MINT            MT, OR, SD      Denied
       permethrin (Ambush)       RICE            TX              Denied
       triadimefon (Bayleton)    TOMATOES        CA              Revoked

For additional information contact:
Ms. Rebecca S. Cool
EPA, Emergency Response Section
Phone (703) 308-8417
Fax (703) 308-8369

Initial source: USEPA Press Release, 5/7/93

The Reregistration Notification Network is a cooperative effort of the USDA-NAPIAP, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), IR-4, and the National Agricultural Chemicals Association (NACA).

We would recommend that if you have any questions you call the contact mentioned above or your NAPIAP State Liaison Representative. If you wish to contact us at USDA, our phone number is (301) 504-8846, and our fax number is (301) 504-8063.
Last Modified March 27, 1998