Agrichemical Regulation

Risk of cancer calculated on a more, sound scientific basis. View Source

Federal Register Notice announces EPA test orders to conduct Tier 1 screening for the first group of 67 chemicals in the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). View Source

EPA requested the National Research Council (NRC) to review and propose a long-range vision/strategy for toxicity testing based on emerging methods and technologies. The NRC of the National Academy of Sciences published a bold, new vision of toxicology in the…

New requirements for studies involving the use of human subjects. Source: 71 FR 6138

Federal Register Notice describes EPA's chemical selection approach for selecting 50 to 100 chemicals for initial endocrine disruptor screening under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. View Source

The act established pesticide registration service fees for registration actions. View Source

FQPA of 1996, directed EPA to move beyond single chemical assessments and to conduct cumulative assessments of chemical exposures occurring simultaneously. As of 2020, EPA has assessment and updated cumulative risk assessments for five groups of pesticides share a common…

The National Organic Program is the federal regulatory framework in the United States of America governing organic food. It is also the name of the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service program responsible for administering and enforcing the…

Guidelines support the generation of  Annex II and III crop protection product residue data for pre and post registration purposes under EU Directives 91/414 EEC updated 2011. View Source

This first Green Chemistry award was presented by EPA to Rohm and Hass to recognize the invention and commercialization of a new chemical class insecticides, the Molt Accelerating Compounds (MAC), as exemplified by Confirm™ (tebufenozide), and the related selective insect…