Rule 15 Aug 2025 compliance, environmental regulation, agriculture, environmental protection, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticides, food safety, agricultural commodities, pesticides and pests, papaya

🍏EPA Establishes Pesticide Tolerance for Mandipropamid on Papaya

This regulation establishes a tolerance action for residues of mandipropamid in or on papaya. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide in or on the identified commodities.

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Proposed Rule 8 Aug 2025 environmental protection, pesticides, agricultural commodities, compliance, administrative practice and procedure, regulation, pesticides and pests, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, environmental, agriculture, epa

🌱Proposed Rule Change

On February 5, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) proposed tolerance and tolerance exemption actions for several pesticides under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). EPA is issuing this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the previously proposed tolerance exemptions for one of those pesticides: maleic hydrazide.

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Rule 6 Aug 2025 food safety, compliance, ethyl formate, agricultural commodities, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticide regulation, administrative practice and procedure, agricultural producers, pesticides and pests, epa, environmental protection

🍊Exemption from Pesticide Tolerance for Ethyl Formate on Specific Crops

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of ethyl formate in or on citrus (10-10), kiwifruit (fuzzy and hardy), and table grapes when used as a fumigant in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices. VPTox LLC, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) on behalf of Draslovka Services Pty Ltd, requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of ethyl formate in or on citrus, crop group 10-10; kiwifruit, fuzzy; kiwifruit, hardy, and grape, table in accordance with the terms of the exemption.

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Rule 6 Aug 2025 food manufacturing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, agricultural commodities, pesticides, administrative practice and procedure, regulatory compliance, agriculture, soybean, pesticides and pests, environmental protection

🌱EPA Exempts Cry Proteins in Soybean from Tolerance Requirements

This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.2 and Cry1B.2 proteins (hereafter Cry1A.2 and Cry1B.2 proteins) in or on the food and feed commodities of soybean when used as plant-incorporated protectants (PIP) in soybean. Bayer CropScience LP submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting these exemptions. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of these pesticides when used in accordance with the terms of the exemption.

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Rule 29 Jul 2025 compliance, agriculture, regulations, environmental protection, environmental, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticides, food safety, agricultural commodities, pesticides and pests

🌾EPA Establishes Pyroxasulfone Pesticide Tolerances

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of pyroxasulfone in or on the nut, tree, group 14-12; the fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F; and almond hulls. K-I Chemical U.S.A., Inc. requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

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Rule 23 Jul 2025 agriculture, environmental protection, epa, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticides, environmental regulations, food safety, agricultural commodities, pesticides and pests, afidopyropen

🌱New Afidopyropen Pesticide Tolerances Under 40 CFR Part 180

This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of the insecticide afidopyropen in or on lettuce, leaf. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Interregional Research Project #4 (IR-4) submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide in or on the identified commodity.

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Rule 17 Jul 2025 compliance, agriculture, environmental protection, epa, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, food safety, pesticide, agricultural commodities, pesticides and pests, durian, cypermethrin

🌾New EPA Regulation on Cypermethrin Tolerances for Durian

This regulation establishes a tolerance action for residues of cypermethrin (CASRN 52315-07-8) in or on the food and feed commodities of durian. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide on in or on the identified commodity(ies).

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Rule 16 Jul 2025 environmental regulation, agriculture, environmental protection, epa, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticides, food safety, agricultural commodities, pesticides and pests, triclopyr

🍊New Triclopyr Pesticide Tolerances Impacting Agriculture

This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of triclopyr, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on orange subgroup 10-10A. UPL Chile S.A. requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

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Rule 16 Jul 2025 compliance, environmental regulation, agriculture, environmental protection, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticide, agricultural commodities, pesticides and pests, food manufacturing

🌱New Pesticide Tolerances for Acetamiprid

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of acetamiprid in or on multiple spice commodities that are identified and discussed in this document. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the American Spice Trade Association submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide in or on these commodities.

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Rule 10 Jul 2025 compliance, agriculture, financial assistance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, united states, disaster relief, dairy products, pesticides and pests, acreage allotments, indemnity payments

🌾Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Offers $30.78 Billion Assistance

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this final rule announcing SDRP, which provides assistance to eligible producers for losses to crops, trees, bushes, and vines due to wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze (including a polar vortex), smoke exposure, excessive moisture, qualifying drought, and related conditions occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. SDRP assistance will be provided in two stages, referred to as Stage 1 and Stage 2. This document provides the eligibility requirements, application process, and payment calculations for SDRP Stage 1 only, which will provide payments for eligible crop, tree, and vine losses calculated using data already on file with USDA from previously issued Federal crop insurance indemnities and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) payments. FSA anticipates announcing SDRP Stage 2 in a later rule.

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