Pesticide registration, guidelines

Figure 3.1 EPA format for unclassified pesticide label. See Figure 3.2 for explanations. (From U.S. EPA Pesticide Registration Guidelines.)...

In October of 1981, EPA decided to reorganize the guidelines and limit the regulation to a concise presentation of the data requirements and when they are required. Therefore, data requirements for pesticide registration pertaining to all former subparts of the guidelines are now specified In part 158 (40 FR 53192 November 24, 1982) which specifies the kinds of data and... 

Membership organization sponsored by the Office of Pesticide Programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that maintains the National Pesticide Information Retrieval Service (NPIRS), which provides current information on products registered with the EPA and tolerance data for pesticides and hazardous chemicals. It also provides state registration information, registration guideline information, and descriptions of studies on pesticides and hazardous chemicals. 

Shirasu, Y. (1988). The Japanese mutagenicity studies guidelines for pesticide registration. Mutat Res 205, 393-395. 

Thus, as follow-up actions of the LEMTOX workshop, it is planned to organize a workshop especially to develop guidelines for good modeling practice with the focus on pesticide registration and to develop well-documented examples (case studies) of model development, documentation, and application that can be used to offer training and a basis for further discussion for stakeholders and a wider user group in workshops and short courses. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MutagenIclty Testing Requirements Section of the FI FRA Registration Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation of Humans and Domestic Animals, (Draft) Office of Pesticides Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 12, 1977. 

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