Tag: OPP

Pesticide application, glyphosate

EPA Considers Glyphosate Cancer Warning as Misbranding

By William C. Schillaci Aug 20, 2019 Chemicals

Updated: Aug 20, 2019

In a short letter, the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) informed registrants of pesticides that a statement on the label of a pesticide product warning that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans” is “false and misleading” and will be considered misbranding and in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Therefore, […]

Pesticide safety

Emergency Exemptions Under FIFRA

By William C. Schillaci Jan 16, 2019 Regulatory Developments

Updated: Jan 16, 2019

In a 2018 report, the EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) said it found flaws in how the Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) managed the pesticide emergency exemption process authorized by Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Specifically, the OIG said the OPP does not use emergency exemption data […]