In 2025, both the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture have enacted legislation to increase their pesticide registration fees. These increases will affect both the initial registration of a product and subsequent registration renewals. Nevada Fee Increase The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) Division of Plant Health and Compliance has [...]
May 31st, 2025 Canada’s new Biocides Regulations will come into force. These new regulations are designed to streamline and standardize the registration process for most disinfectants and sanitizers. Most notably, surface sanitizers previously regulated under the Pest Control Products Act and food contact surface sanitizers will now fall under the Biocides Regulations. The new Biocides [...]
On January 29, 2025, the Ministry of Health of Uganda declared an Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan virus. In response, in February 2025, the U.S. EPA activated their Emerging Viral Pathogens (EVP) policy against “viruses causing Ebola disease (including Sudan virus)”. EPA’s “Disinfectants for Emerging Viral Pathogens” List Q has been updated by the [...]
Several states have enacted Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation, which is intended to increase recycling and sustainability, and to reduce waste by making producers responsible for end-of-life management of the covered products they produce. Specific requirements and dates vary from state to state. Though the deadline for Colorado’s requirement for producers to join a producer [...]
More transparency into the status of EPA review for our submitted applications is here! In January, EPA launched its new MyPest portal, which will allow registrants and applicants to see the real-time status of their submission as it progresses through EPA's regulatory review. This is the first phase to be launched, with plans for exciting [...]
As the end of the year approaches, it is time to prepare for EPA Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fees. The fee varies from year to year depending on the authorizing legislation. EPA has set the 2025 fee to $4,875 per product and released the 2025 fee tables and forms with a January 15, 2025 deadline to file. Maintenance [...]
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 [...]
The Nevada Department of Agriculture has proposed an amendment to Chapter 586 of the Nevada Administrative Code to increase the states annual pesticide registration fee to $281 per product. This is an almost 225% increase over the current fee of $125 per product. The Nevada Department of Agriculture has conducted an evaluation of its budget [...]
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) [...]