Aug 22
Canada proposes continued registration of uniconazole-P
Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act and based on the evaluation of currently available scientific information, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing that products containing uniconazole-P are acceptable f
Aug 21
California advances ban on insecticide chlorpyrifos
California regulators on August 14 took formal legal steps to ban a widely used pesticide that had been rescued from elimination by the Trump administration despite links to developmental disorders.
The move by the state Environmental Protection Agency
Aug 16
Denmark plans import ban on EU-approved pesticide
Danish minister for food Mogens Jensen, a Social democrat, has instructed the national food administration to prepare a total Danish ban on food treated with the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
But Peter Pagh, a professor in environmental law at Copenhagen Univ
Aug 13
US won’t approve labels that say glyphosate causes cancer
The US Environmental Protection Agency has said it will no longer approve warning labels that claim the controversial herbicide glyphosate causes cancer, calling the statement "false and misleading."
The ruling, issued Thursday, is a boost to US agricu
Aug 09
‘No safe exposure level’ for chlorpyrifos, renewal unlikely, EFSA concluded
The pesticide chlorpyrifos does not meet the criteria required by legislation for the renewal of its approval in the European Union, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said in a statement.
The approval period for chlorpyrifos expires in Janua
Aug 07
Campaign launches to ban pesticides and transform agriculture in Europe
A new campaign has been launched to stop the collapse of nature and to save rural livelihoods in the EU by phasing out pesticides.
Civil society organisations from across the EU have submitted a proposal to the European Commission for a European Citizen
Jul 17
Canada approve continued registration of bromoxynil-based products
Pursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) conducted a special review of all registered pest control products containing bromoxynil based on the decision taken by Norway in 2000
Jul 16
US EPA registers long-term uses of sulfoxaflor
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued last Friday a long-term approval for the insecticide sulfoxaflor ̶ an effective tool to control challenging pests with fewer environmental impacts. After conducting an extensive risk analysis, includi
Jun 25
Insect-deterring sorghum compounds may be eco-friendly pesticide
Compounds produced by sorghum plants to defend against insects could be used as a targeted, nontoxic insect deterrent.
Researchers examined the role of sorghum chemicals called flavonoids in fighting the corn leaf aphid, a tiny blue-green insect that su
Jun 24
US EPA granted exemption approval for use of sulfoxaflor on cotton and sorghum
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday it has granted emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of sulfoxaflor on cotton and sorghum. The exemptions were originally granted e
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