Volume 5, Number 1
February 27, 1995
Volume 5, Number 1
February 27, 1995
The intent of this network is to inform interested parties of recent or impending pesticide use cancellations, tolerance revocations, and other items of agricultural interest. We recommend that you express any concerns or questions you have to the contact mentioned below or to 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.
The USEPA has proposed the revocation of the food additive regulations for acephate, triadimefon, iprodione, and imazalil. Those food additive tolerances affected are for FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS for acephate, milled fractions of BARLEY and WHEAT (except flour) for triadimefon, dried GINSENG and RAISINS for iprodione, and CITRUS oil for imazalil. This action is being taken in response to the court-ordered enforcement of the Delaney clause. The U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit has barred the establishment of food additive regulations for pesticides which induce cancer, no matter how infinitesimal the risk. The USEPA has determined that acephate, triadimefon, imazalil, and iprodione all qualify as animal carcinogins. Written comments, with reference to OPP-300360, should be sent to the Public Response Branch of EPA by 4/18/95.
For additional information contact:
Ms. Niloufar Nazmi
EPA, Special Review Branch
Phone 703-308-8028
Fax 703-308-8041
or
Public Response Branch (7506C)
EPA, Office of Pesticide Prog.
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Source: Federal Register 60(11):3607
On February 9, 1995, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California approved a settlement agreement between the USEPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the State of California, et al., which sets a time table for issuing policies and regulations concerning pesticides affected by the Delaney clause. These policies could lead to the cancellation of some uses of 37 pesticides and the further review of over 40 others, due to: 1) the policy of linking processed food tolerances with raw food tolerances and, 2) the application of the Delaney clause prohibition of processed food tolerances for any chemical found to induce cancer in man or animals. EPA will issue final decisions on revocations within 5 years (for certain processed food tolerances within 24 months) on all affected processed and raw food tolerances. The uses that may be affected are presented here in the first and second group. The third group lists all the pesticides with approved food uses that may be affected by the Delaney clause.
EXISTING PROCESSED FOOD TOLERANCES AFFECTED: acephate in COTTON seed hulls and meal, SOYBEAN meal, and FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS; benomyl in APPLE pomace, CITRUS pulp, GRAPE pomace, RAISIN waste, RICE hulls, and TOMATO puree or catsup; captan in RAISINS; carbaryl in PINEAPPLE bran; diflubenzuron in SOYBEAN hulls and soap stock; dimethipin in COTTON seed hulls; dimethoate in CITRUS pulp; ethylene oxide in ground SPICES; imazalil in CITRUS oil and pulp (dried); iprodione in RAISINS, RAISIN waste, GRAPE pomace, dried GINSENG, PEANUT soapstock, RICE bran, RICE hulls, and RICE soap stock; mancozeb in BARLEY bran, BARLEY flour, BARLEY milled fractions, OAT bran, OAT flour, OAT milled fractions, RYE bran, RYE flour, RYE milled fractions, WHEAT flour, and WHEAT milled fractions; norflurazon in CITRUS pulp and molasses; oxyfluorfen in COTTON seed oil, PEPPERMINT oil, SPEARMINT oil, and SOYBEAN oil; propargite in APPLE pomace, CITRUS pulp, dried FIGS, RAISINS, GRAPE pomace, and dried TEA; propylene oxide in COCOA, GLACE FRUIT, edible GUMS, processed NUTMEATS (except peanuts), PRUNES, processed SPICES, and starch; simazine in SUGARCANE molasses and syrup; tetrachlorvinphos in FEED items; thiodicarb in COTTONSEED hulls and SOYBEAN hulls; thiophanate methyl in APPLE pomace; and triadimefon in APPLE pomace, BARLEY milled fractions, GRAPE pomace, RAISIN waste, and WHEAT milled fractions.
EXISTING RAW FOOD TOLERANCES AFFECTED: acephate in COTTON and SOYBEANS; alachlor in PEANUTS, SOYBEANS, and SUNFLOWER seed; asulam in SUGARCANE; atrazine in SUGARCANE; benomyl in APPLES, CITRUS, GRAPES, RICE, TOMATOES, and SOYBEANS; captan in GRAPES, PLUMS (fresh PRUNES), and TOMATOES; carbaryl in PINEAPPLES; chlorothalonil in POTATOES and SOYBEANS; dichlorvos (DDVP) in SOYBEANS; dicofol in APPLES, CITRUS, GRAPES, PLUMS (fresh PRUNES), TOMATOES, and COTTON; diflubenzuron in SOYBEANS; dimethipin in COTTON; dimethoate in CITRUS and APPLES; ethylene oxide in whole SPICES; imazalil in CITRUS; iprodione in GRAPES, GINSENG, PEANUTS, and RICE; lindane in TOMATOES; linuron in POTATOES and SOYBEANS; mancozeb in BARLEY, GRAPES, OATS, POTATOES, RYE, WHEAT, APPLES, and SUGAR BEETS; maneb in APPLES, GRAPES, and SUGAR BEETS; methidathion in CITRUS; methomyl in WHEAT; metiram in APPLES and SUGAR BEETS; metolachlor in PEANUTS; norflurazon in CITRUS and GRAPES; oxyfluorfen in APPLES, COTTON, PEPPERMINT, SPEARMINT, and SOYBEANS; PCNB in POTATOES and TOMATOES; permethrin in TOMATOES; phosmet in CITRUS; propargite in APPLES, CITRUS, FIGS, GRAPES, and PLUMS; simazine in SUGARCANE; thiodicarb in COTTONSEED and SOYBEANS; thiophanate methyl in APPLES; triadimefon in APPLES, BARLEY, GRAPES, WHEAT, and PINEAPPLES; and trifluralin in POTATOES. PESTICIDES WITH APPROVED FOOD USES CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENS (POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE) (* = those also listed above): *acephate, acetaldehyde, acetochlor, acifluorfen, *alachlor, amitraz, *asulam, *atrazine, *benomyl, bifenthrin, bromacil, bromoxynil, cacodylic acid, captafol, *captan, *carbaryl, *chlorothalonil, clofentezine, cyanazine, cypermethrin, cyromazine, dicamba, dichlobenil, p-dichlorobenzene, 1,3- dichloropropene, *dichlorvos, diclofop-methyl, *dicofol, *diflubenzuron, *dimethipin, *dimethoate, dinoseb, ethalfluralin, *ethylene oxide, etridiazole, fenbuconazole, folpet, fomesafen, formaldehyde, fosetyl-Al, hexythiazox, hydramethynon, *imazalil, *iprodione, lactofen, *lindane, *linuron, *mancozeb, *maneb, *methidathion, *methomyl, methylene chloride, *metiram, *metolachlor, molinate, *norflurazon, O-phenylphenol, oryzalin, oxadiazon, oxadixyl, *oxyfluorfen, parathion, *PCNB, pendimethalin, *permethrin, *phosmet, phosphamidon, procymidone, pronamide, *propargite, propazine, propiconazole, propoxur, *propylene oxide, *simazine, terbutryn, *tetrachlorvinphos, *thiodicarb, *thiophanate methyl, *triadimefon, triadimenol, triallate, tribenuron-methyl, tribufos, tridiphane, *trifluralin, triphenyltin hydroxide.
For additional information contact:
Ms. Jean Frane
EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs
Phone 703-305-5944
Fax 703-305-6244
or
Dr. Ray McAllister
American Crop Protection Assoc.
Phone 202-296-1585
Fax 202-463-0474
Source: USEPA FACT SHEET on the Delaney clause
The USEPA has extended the time frame for the sale and use of existing stocks of mevinphos from 2/28/95 to 11/30/95. We reported here on 7/14/94 that all uses of mevinphos were voluntarily canceled. Products in the hands of dealers and distributors are to be relabeled to provide additional worker protections. The mandatory relabeling will also prohibit use in greenhouses and on grapes. All mevinphos products in the channels-of-trade, including those in the hands of growers will be subject to recall. In addition, Amvac's and its supplemental registered products will be eligible for reimbursement.
For additional information contact:
Mr. Richard Dumas
EPA, Special Review Branch
Phone 703-308-8015
Fax 703-308-8041
or
Mr. Rusty Millar
Amvac Chemical Corporation
Phone 213-526-2388
Fax 213-887-9221
Source: EPA Statement on Extending Time for Mevinphos Products
The USEPA has proposed the revocation of tolerances on the residues of oryzalin on COTTONSEED, BARLEY GRAIN, WHEAT GRAIN, SUCCULENT PEAS, POTATOES, and SOYBEANS. Registered products containing this herbicide for these sites were canceled in October of 1989. Because EPA believes sufficient time has elapsed for residues to dissipate and they are unaware of any of these uses on imported commodities, they will not recommend action levels to replace the tolerances of these proposed revocations. Tolerances remain for oryzalin at 0.05 ppm on ALMOND HULLS, AVOCADOS, CITRUS FRUITS, FIGS, KIWIFURITS, NUTS, OLIVES, PISTACHIOS, POME FRUITS, POMEGRANATES, SMALL FRUITS, and STONE FRUITS. Written comments, with reference to OPP-300375, should be sent to the Public Response Branch of EPA by 3/20/95.
For additional information contact:
Ms. Melissa L. Chun
EPA, Registration Support
Phone 703-308-8318
Fax 703-308-8369
or
Public Response Branch (7506C)
EPA, Office of Pesticide Prog.
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Source: Federal Register 60(11):3611
The Reregistration Notification Network is a cooperative effort of
USDA-NAPIAP, Interregional Project No. 4 (IR-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA), and the American Crop Protection
Association (ACPA).
Last Modified February 23, 1998