20 Jun Courtesy of ARA: Clarification on EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Ban For Food Use
The Agricultural Retailers Association provided the update below: All tolerances for chlorpyrifos expired on Feb. 28, 2022. These tolerances were established in 40 CFR §180.342 (“Chlorpyrifos; tolerances for residues” ) as required by 21 U.S.C. § 346a (“Tolerances and exemptions for pesticide chemical residues”). Since the chlorpyrifos tolerances have expired, chlorpyrifos products with food uses (including products with both food uses and non-food uses) are currently misbranded, and it is a violation of FIFRA to sell and distribute misbranded pesticides. Transport: To transport products for the purposes of facilitating relabeling constitutes distribution, and thus may not occur unless...