EPA WANTS GREATER DISCLOSURE OF INERT PESTICIDE INGREDIENTS, OTHER CHEMICALS
News Date January 05, 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency announced December 23 that taking steps to revise federal rules related to the disclosure of inert ingredients in pesticide products. EPA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking outlined two approaches the agency is considering. In one approach, EPA would require all potentially hazardous inert ingredients to be disclosed on the product’s label. The agency is also considering requiring all inert ingredients to be listed. Pesticide manufacturers worry these requirements could undermine confidential business information and stifle innovation. Comments are due February 22.
The Obama administration is also advocating revisions to the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that would require greater disclosure of chemicals found in other commercial products. (Contact: Nathan Bowen)