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 [...]
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 [...]
On September 29, 2023, EPA published a draft guidance and corresponding test method to allow the addition of planktonic Legionella pneumophila claims for cooling tower water.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 [...]
On August 15, 2023, amendments to the European Union’s Cosmetic Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 will take effect. Among these amendments is an update to fragrance allergens listed in Annex III, which adds 56 new substances. Although these amendments are specific to an EU regulation, products sold into the state of California may be impacted. California’s [...]
On July 17, 2023, EPA released for public comment its Draft Guidance for the Evaluation of Products for Claims Against Viruses. This draft guidance outlines the pathway and testing requirements for food and non-food contact sanitizer products to make claims against viruses. Historically, a sanitizer has not been eligible for virucidal claims unless it was [...]
UPDATE: On July 27, 2023, EPA updated the Emerging Viral Pathogens Policy web page with the indefinite extension of the EVP policy for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV2). In July 2020, EPA triggered its Emerging Viral Pathogens Policy (EVP) to allow off-label claims against Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV2) to address the U.S. outbreak of [...]
Effective June 28, 2023, all antimicrobial notifications submitted to the Antimicrobials Division (AD) prior to October 1, 2022 have been closed out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Agency announcement, released on June 29, 2023, followed months of discussion between AD and the antimicrobial industry about how to best address the growing backlog of [...]