Earlier this year the California Governor unveiled a proposal to increase the pesticide mill assessment, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) primary funding source. The proposal has gone through many revisions due to stakeholder feedback. The Governor is expected to sign the amended AB 2113 into law this week, which included compromises brought to [...]
Upcoming Deadlines July 1, 2024 Product listings and facility registrations for cosmetic products under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) must be completed by July 1, 2024. These filings can be made online in the FDA Cosmetics Direct portal. FDA has released a user guide to assist responsible parties in signing up and [...]
On May 9, 2024, the Ohio Department of Agriculture released a new online database submission portal (OHID) for pesticide product registration. In addition to the release of this portal, Ohio has announced other major changes to its registration process that are now in effect and require immediate action. Renewal Registrations In an effort to move [...]
Per California Notice 2024-09, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) held a webinar to discuss their proposed increase in pesticide registration fees. The fees will increase in two stages over their next two fiscal years. In support of the fee increases, DPR is citing the need to support current and future business functions of [...]
UPDATE: Following the release of this blog post, the maintenance fee due in January 2023 was increased to $4,875 per product. On Thursday, December 29, 2022, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5) was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. The passing of this bill confirmed PRIA reauthorization [...]
On March 9, 2022, the State of Indiana released new and updated policies on its website for pesticide product registrations. These five documents include very important changes to the Indiana pesticide registration process. This article breaks down the new information provided in these policies and how it may affect your product registrations. Conditional Registration Policy [...]
Topics Latest Timing Trends Upcoming Calendar Items Company Names Lifecycle of a Label Possible CA Registration Fee Increase SRC’s Communication/Submission Standards CA Mill Tax Update Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Fighting Product Lists Latest Timing Trends States are experiencing delays in both new section 3 pesticide product registrations and in renewing existing products because of [...]
Indiana Storage & Disposal Placement Indiana and Maine are enforcing an EPA formatting requirement for all labels moving forward. The EPA describes which parts of labels should fall under the Directions for Use heading: (ix) Specific directions concerning the storage, residue removal and disposal of the pesticide and its container, in accordance with subpart H [...]