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Sulfuryl fluoride: Rep. Dennis Cardoza Accuses EPA Head of “Agency Activism”
Rep. Dennis Cardoza released the following statement: Today, U.S. Congressman Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) grilled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson on the agency’s lack of concern about the impact of its regulations on agriculture producers. Comparing the agency’s zealousness to “judicial activism,” Congressman Cardoza said the EPA’s “agency activism” is burdening farmers with extreme regulations […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: Dow launches new effort to subject EPA pesticide ban to FIFRA rules
Dow AgroSciences is petitioning EPA to launch a formal registration cancellation hearing for a fluoride pesticide for which the agency is proposing to revoke food safety limits, an early indicator of industry efforts to force EPA to conduct cancellations which face a higher bar than other regulatory approaches since they require officials to justify their […]
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EPA proposes revoking food residue tolerances of Pro-Fume
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — The North American Millers’ Association (NAMA) said on Feb. 2 that it will aggressively advocate the industry’s case as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its intention to propose a phased-in revocation of the tolerances for residues of sulfuryl fluoride (SF, or trade name ProFume) on food. EPA’s action […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: EPA Plans to Phase Out Fluoride Food Fumigation
WASHINGTON (CN) – The Environmental Protection Agency plans to phase out fumigation of dehydrated fruits, nuts and grains with pesticides containing sulfuryl fluoride, following objections made by three environmental groups. The agency approved tolerances for the fumigant on food stuffs in 2004, and the Fluoride Action Network, Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: Man found dead in San Jose house tented for fumigation
Notes from Fluoride Action Network: 1. As the article below states, it has not yet been determined if sulfuryl fluoride was used in this structural fumigation incident. However, a local TV crew, KTVU , filmed the notice outside the house which clearly stated that it was sulfuryl fluoride. 2. Sulfuryl fluoride has two uses: one […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: Dow AgroSciences says proposed phase out of food tolerances would hnder protection of the U.S. food supply
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dow AgroSciences is disappointed with EPA’s announcement of a proposal for a multi-year phase out of food tolerances for sulfuryl fluoride, a material important to the sustainability of the U.S. food supply. EPA’s proposed action offers no meaningful public health or environmental benefits and would actually detract from U.S. public health goals. EPA has […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: Australian government response to EPA’s proposed bar
Registration of sulfuryl fluoride as a fumigant in food storage and processing facilities in Australia The APVMA notes a recent decision by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (external site) to phase out the use of a fluoride-based fumigant (sulfuryl fluoride) in food storage and processing facilities. The decision was based on an analysis […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: EPA moves on fluoride draw warning from Sen. Inhofe
U.S. EPA’s bid to phase out a fluoride-based pesticide is sparking the first stirrings of a political battle, as Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) warned the agency yesterday that its move “could create unintended consequences for public health, food safety, and the economy.” EPA this week proposed a gradual ban on food with traces of sulfuryl […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: EPA moves to ban pesticide that leaves fluoride behind
After years of pressure from environmental groups, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to ban sulfuryl fluoride by 2014. Sulfuryl fluoride is used to fumigate places where food is stored, and the stuff gets sprayed on grains, dried fruit, coffee, cocoa beans and nuts. The problem with sulfuryl fluoride is that it leaves fluoride behind […]
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EPA proposes phaseout of fluoride-based pesticide
U.S. EPA today proposed to start gradually banning a pesticide often used on cocoa beans and dried fruits that degrades to fluoride, a move closely linked to the Obama administration’s decision last week to curb the maximum levels of fluoride in drinking water out of concern for children’s health. EPA’s bid to wind down legal […]
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