Pesticide Registrations and Actions

Food Related Actions

  • On June 18, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) authorized the experimental use of the insecticide chlorantraniliprole (Coragen®) in celery, cucumber, pepper, squash, tomato, watermelon, and other crops.  The permit is EPA EUP No. 352-EUP-170 and is authorized through May 4, 2009.  (FDACS letter of 6/18/07).
  •  Based on a request by IR-4, the EPA has approved tolerances for the herbicide lactofen (Cobra®).  Tolerances of importance in Florida include okra and fruiting vegetables.  (Federal Register, 6/20/07).
  •  Based on a request by IR-4 and Bayer CropScience, the EPA has approved tolerances for the insecticide imidacloprid (Admire®).  Tolerances of importance in Florida include fresh herbs, millet, peanut, and soybean.  (Federal Register, 6/20/07).
  •  Based on a request by IR-4, the EPA has approved tolerances for the insecticide buprofezin (Courier®/Applaud®).  Tolerances of importance in Florida include canistel, mango, papaya, sapodilla, black sapote, mamey sapote, and star apple.  (Federal Register, 6/27/07).
  •  The EPA has approved tolerances for the herbicide diuron.  Tolerances of importance in Florida include cactus, mint, and farm-raised freshwater finfish.  (Federal Register, 6/13/07).
  •  The EPA has modified the tolerance for use of the fungicide ferbam on mango.  The new tolerance is 4 ppm, rather than 7 ppm.  (Federal Register, 6/13/07).

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  •  The EPA has granted Syngenta’s Actara® and Platinum® (thiamethoxam) insecticides expanded labels that allow higher applications rates and use on additional vegetable crops.  The new crops for Actara® include fruiting vegetables, cucurbits, leafy vegetables, and brassica crops.  New crops for Platinum® include leafy vegetables and brassica crops have been added.  (Syngenta Release, 6/19/07).    

 

 

 

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