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US Senate passes bipartisan pesticide bill

A bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, which funds EPA oversight of the chemicals, passed the Senate by unanimous consent last week. Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Ranking Member Debbie…

Renewal of approval of the active substance methoxyfenozide

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/158 of 31 January 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance methoxyfenozide, as a candidate for substitution, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament…

Renewal of approval of the active substance Clonostachys rosea strain J1446 as a low-risk active substance

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/151 of 30 January 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance Clonostachys rosea strain J1446 as a low-risk active substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European…

Non-approval of the active substance propanil

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/148 of 30 January 2019 concerning the non-approval of the active substance propanil, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the…

Approval of the active substance Beauveria bassiana strain PPRI 5339

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/147 of 30 January 2019 approving the active substance Beauveria bassiana strain PPRI 5339, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning…

Approval of the active substance Beauveria bassiana strain IMI389521

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/139 of 29 January 2019 approving the active substance Beauveria bassiana strain IMI389521, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning…

EFSA: Genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a statement related to the genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures. The EFSA Scientific Committee suggests that first a mixture should be chemically characterised as far as possible.…
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Canada is confirming the current registration of herbicide hexazinone

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is confirming the current registration of pest control products containing hexazinone in Canada with the label amendments following a special review of all registered hexazinone products,…

German BfR rejects accusations of deliberate deception in glyphosate assessment

"It is the remit of politics, NGOs and the media to make inquiries about the work undertaken by authorities," says Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel. "However, we often see that the complexity of the conventional procedure for the re-approval…