FQPA Time Line:
Past, Present and Future
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New England Tree Fruit Meetings |
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January 8 - 9, 2003 |
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Sturbridge, MA |
Food Quality Protection
Act of 1996
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EPA must reassess tolerances for all
registered active ingredients in accordance with more stringent safety
standards including special protection for children |
Timeline of OP Events
Timeline of OP Events
Present
(or at least, recent past!!)
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Cumulative Risk Assessment for the
organophosphate compounds |
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Finalization of the Interim
Registration Eligibility Decision for azinphosmethyl |
Cumulative Risk
Assessment
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Historically, health risks associated
with exposure focused on single pathways for individual chemicals |
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the FQPA requires EPA to assess the
risk associated with all pathways of exposure for multiple chemicals |
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(with a common mechanism of toxicity) |
CRA released summer of
2002
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After reviewing more than 1,000
pesticide food tolerances….. |
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“results indicate that the regulatory
actions already taken by the EPA during the last 6 years have reduced the
risk posed by these pesticides to levels that will meet the FQPA” |
Finalization of
azinphosmethyl IRED
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3-tier regulatory situation |
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cancellation of many uses |
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“phase out” 7 crop uses |
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time-limited registration for 8 crop
uses |
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Azinphosmethyl IRED
Azinphosmethyl IRED
Azinphosmethyl IRED
Azinphos label language
pending
(following conditions very likely)
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reduction in total amount of product
per acre / season |
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14-day REI for all activities except
fire blight shoot removal |
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extended PHI for Pick-Your Own
operations |
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more restrictive language regarding
spray drift management |
Phosmet
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All agricultural uses retained |
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3 voluntary non-ag cancellations |
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PHI remain the same |
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slight increases in REI for crops below |
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Spray Drift
Language
(proposed 9/02)
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“Do not apply this product inconsistent
with BMP practices summarized below or that allows spray drift from the
target site and contact people, regularly occupied structures and associated
property, parks, recreation areas, non-target crops, aquatic and wetland
areas, woodlands, pastures ……………..” |
Spray Drift
Language
(proposed 12/02)
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“Do not apply this product in a manner
that allows spray drift from the target application site and that may cause
adverse affects at other non-target sites” |
OPs on apples for 2003
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azinphosmethyl and phosmet label likely
to remain the same |
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diazinon restricted to 1 application
for WAA only – not likely till 2004 |
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chlorpyrifos supplemental label for
borer control will be continued |
Future
(FY 2003)
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Cygon |
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Malathion |
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Asana |
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Pounce |
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Ambush |
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Sevin |
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Topsin |
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Ziram |
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Rubigan |
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Thiram |
Thank you !!