EPA has released an Interim Guidance for the Evaluation of Products for Claims Against Viruses (“Policy”) which creates a pathway for registrants to add viral claims to food contact and non-food contact sanitizing products for hard, non-porous surfaces in non-healthcare related use sites. This Policy is now available for use as a 10-year pilot program, [...]
On October 2nd, the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported 36 confirmed cases of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) and 11 deaths in the Republic of Rwanda. Thus far, the outbreak has been contained to the Republic of Rwanda and the CDC has assessed there is minimal risk of spread to the United States. In [...]
A common theme of 2024 is extended processing timelines for pesticide product reviews and approvals at both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). There are many factors leading to the current Agency timelines for all submission types. A large backlog of actions coupled with resource constraints (personnel and budgetary) [...]
Update to original blog on this topic, which was posted on October 03, 2023. On August 28, 2024, EPA published a final guidance and corresponding test method to allow the addition of planktonic Legionella pneumophila claims for cooling tower water. These documents are now able to be used to support product claims. SRC Senior Efficacy Consultant, Denise [...]
Update to SRC's 2022 blog: EPA Triggers Emerging Viral Pathogens Policy for Monkeypox Virus In response to the recent outbreak of over 20,000 Mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and spread of the disease to the Republic of Congo (ROC) and Central African Republic (CAR), EPA has reset the activation date for [...]
Last week EPA released Bilingual Labeling Questions & Answers on its website to aid registrants in adding Spanish to their product labels. PRIA 5 requires all agricultural and restricted use non-agricultural pesticides to provide Spanish translation of key labeling information either on the container label or via a scannable link on the product label. Antimicrobials [...]
Last week, EPA issued a new Guidance on “Absence of an Ingredient” Claims Associated with Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)-Regulated Products which creates a pathway for adding certain “free from” claims to pesticide products. This guidance follows many discussions between EPA and industry on whether a “free from” claim is important information to [...]
Efficacy claims on EPA-registered antimicrobial pesticides can be divided into two claim categories: public health and non-public health. Public health claims are those relating to the control of one or more specific microorganisms that are directly or indirectly infectious or pathogenic to humans or both humans and animals. Non-public health efficacy claims are specific to [...]
On September 29, 2023, EPA published a draft guidance and corresponding test method to allow the addition of planktonic Legionella pneumophila claims for cooling tower water. These documents have been released for public comment only and are not yet able to be used to support claims. EPA is accepting comments on the docket for 60 [...]
On September 28, 2023, EPA finalized the rule for Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This rule requires reporting of information on uses, production volume, disposal, exposure, and hazards of PFAS manufactured or imported since January 1, 2011. Reporting will be submitted electronically through [...]