Regulatory

RISE, CropLife America Members Gather in San Diego for Annual Meeting

RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) members and guests, with CropLife America partners, gathered to discuss advocacy and engagement, the upcoming election year, and disruption in the changing landscape of business and the workplace.

New Advanced EPA Pesticide Search Platform Launched

Siavash Taravati, Ph.D., founder of Pomerix Pest Solutions, has created a platform that allows users to search for more than 144,000 records of products, active ingredients, pests, and sites/commodities in a single search query.

Recordkeeping: A PMP’s Guide to the Most Common Inspection Failures

Common mistakes found by regulatory inspectors often are related to paperwork and recordkeeping. Review the following checklist to see where your team stands.

California’s Latest SGAR Move

NPMA encourages California PMPs to comment on AB 1322 using its Voter Voice. AB 1322 aims to increase restrictions on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides and would prohibit all uses of first-generation rodenticide diphacinone.

Preparing Your Pest Control Business for New Rodenticide Regulations

The U.S. EPA has delayed publishing new rodenticide regulations while it studies thousands of stakeholder comments. Experts advise using this time to prepare your business for change.

EPA’s Interim Decision on Rodenticides Now Expected in 2024, NPMA Reports

The agency’s Interim Decisions on Rodenticides were originally expected to be published in late 2023; however, NPMA reports that EPA has indicated the Interim Decisions will now be published in 2024.

Jake Plevelich Joins Rentokil Terminix as Director of Government Affairs

Plevelich will serve as Rentokil Terminix’s lead on legislative and regulatory policy at the federal, state and local levels.

RISE Joins More Than 400 Organizations to Support Pesticide Regulation

RISE and others are voicing support for the current regulatory framework in place under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

New Dates for NPMA Legislative Day 2023

NPMA announced it has moved the event to March 22-24 due to a shift in Congress' schedule.

EPA Proposes New Mitigation Measures for 11 Rodenticides

The new proposed interim decisions cover three first-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, four SGARs and four non-anticoagulant rodenticides.