EPA Extends Emerging Viral Pathogens Policy for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV2) Indefinitely

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 [...]

2023-07-27T19:42:21+00:00EPA|

The EPA Non-PRIA Notification Close Out Has Arrived

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 [...]

EPA Triggers Emerging Viral Pathogens Policy for Marburg Virus

In response to recent simultaneous outbreaks of Marburg virus in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea the United States EPA has engaged the Emerging viral Pathogens Policy (EVP). The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare for Equatorial Guinea first announced the outbreak on February 7, 2023. Since the announcement, 15 cases and 11 deaths have been confirmed [...]

Interim Guidance for Products Including or Adding Efficacy Claims for Use on Porous Materials in Non-Residential Settings

On December 21, 2022, EPA published an Interim Guidance and two new methods to add bacterial and viral disinfection claims on porous surfaces.  The guidance and methods may be used immediately for claim support, though registrants should be aware that EPA released the guidance with a 30-day comment period that was then extended through February [...]

2023-01-19T15:37:27+00:00EPA, Test Management|

SRC Summary of Changes in EPA Guidance for Products Adding Residual Efficacy Claims

On October 7th, EPA released its new Guidance for Products Adding Residual Efficacy Claims. After a thorough review including a comparative review of historical documents and all linked methods, and the Response to Comments document, Scientific & Regulatory Consultants, Inc. (SRC) has created the below summary of changes. Registrants are being given a 1-year implementation [...]

EPA Triggers Emerging Viral Pathogens Policy for Ebola Virus

Due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda, the United States EPA has engaged its Emerging viral Pathogens Policy (EVP). The current outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease is caused by infection with Sudan ebolavirus. The first confirmed case was identified in a 25-year-old male in the Mubende District of Uganda on September 19th; though it [...]

Canada Issued Emerging Viral Pathogens Policy for Monkeypox Virus

On July 23rd, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the recent outbreak of Monkeypox virus “a public health emergency of international concern”.(1) This announcement has come following the continued worldwide spread of Monkeypox from 92 cases in 12 member countries reported in May to over 16,000 confirmed cases and 5 deaths in 75 member [...]

2022-10-19T19:40:51+00:00EPA, State|

SRC State Registration Fall 2021 Newsletter

State Year-End Registration Renewals are in Full Swing! Did you know that pesticide registrations for 40 of the U.S. states and territories expire in quarter 4? The SRC State Registration renewal season has begun, and our team has already completed over 10% of year-end registration renewals for our clients. Our 8-person registration team will renew [...]

2021-10-18T13:28:29+00:00State|