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EPA IS "MONTHS" AWAY FROM DECIDING ON GLOBAL HARMONIZATION PLAN FOR PESTICIDE LABELS --- While Agency officials sent mixed messages regarding their adoption and implementation plans for pesticide labels during a recent stakeholder meeting, they nonetheless are prepared to move forward in short order.
STAKEHOLDERS DEBATE BENEFITS AND HURDLES OF PESTICIDE LABEL HARMONIZATION -- With much of the world planning to adopt the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, it's almost a certainty that EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs will eventually adopt it, as well - which means that there will be a myriad of issues to sort out before there's any hope of a smooth transition.
PENDING CONFLICT BETWEEN EPA AND OSHA REGULATIONS PUTS PESTICIDE COMPANIES IN BIND --- OSHA plans to require that a pesticide product's MSDS (to be renamed a safety data sheet) list data and signal words for 16 hazard categories. The problem is, pesticide labels and MSDS's must match -- and OSHA's plans do not sync with EPA's label requirements.
WORKER PROTECTION AND RECERTIFICATION OPTIONS DEBATED AT EPA MEETING --- Regardless of one's perspective, it is clear that big changes are coming as EPA seeks to improve its regulations on worker protection and certification requires for agricultural pesticide applications. A separate workgroup is in the works for regulatory changes relevant to antimicrobial products.
AN INSIDER LOOK AT ANTIMICROBIAL WORKER CERTIFICATION ISSUES --- EPA is considering changes to its worker protection standards that may require certification and training for employees who work with antimicrobial pesticides, including restaurant and school cafeteria workers who wash tables with a disinfectant. CSPA's Phil Klein discusses how his trade group plans to respond.
SENIOR CALIFORNIA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES PESTICIDE REGULATORY FUTURE --- In an exclusive interview, DPR Chief Deputy Director Paul Gosselin discusses pesticide enforcement, monitoring and research priorities in California; an increased state focus on aggregate exposures; implementing a more precautionary approach to regulation; and the funding shortfall from pesticide registration fees.
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