Kelley Drye: EPA Announces Proposed Policy Statement Concerning Products Containing Nanoscale Materials | Practical Law

Kelley Drye: EPA Announces Proposed Policy Statement Concerning Products Containing Nanoscale Materials | Practical Law

This Kelley Drye & Warren LLP memorandum discusses a proposed policy statement issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on products containing nanoscale materials. The EPA proposes to implement new reporting requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for pesticide registrants and applicants of new pesticide products. These include mandatory reporting of the presence of nanoscale materials in pesticides and other relevant information to determine whether a pesticide causes unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. The proposal also defines "nanoscale material" and creates a presumption that identifies nanoscale materials as "new ingredients" for purposes of registration under FIFRA.

Kelley Drye: EPA Announces Proposed Policy Statement Concerning Products Containing Nanoscale Materials

by Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Published on 13 Jul 2011USA (National/Federal)
This Kelley Drye & Warren LLP memorandum discusses a proposed policy statement issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on products containing nanoscale materials. The EPA proposes to implement new reporting requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for pesticide registrants and applicants of new pesticide products. These include mandatory reporting of the presence of nanoscale materials in pesticides and other relevant information to determine whether a pesticide causes unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. The proposal also defines "nanoscale material" and creates a presumption that identifies nanoscale materials as "new ingredients" for purposes of registration under FIFRA.