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FAO and WHO Publish Guidelines on Highly Hazardous Pesticides

On May 10, 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines on highly hazardous pesticides (HHP) (Guidelines) as part of the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management (Code of Conduct). HHPs are defined in the Guidelines as ...

Jun. 5, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Convenes SemiAnnual Meeting

On November 29-30, 2012, the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) convened its semiannual meeting in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offices in Arlington, Virginia. This memorandum summarizes the presentations and topics discussed during the meeting, which were organized into ten substantive sessions: ...

Dec. 11, 2012

By Acta Group

Campaigners call on pesticides manufacturer to withdraw the most hazardous chemicals

The Coalition against Bayer Dangers (CBG), based in Germany, have called on the multinational company Bayer to withdraw their most dangerous pesticides from the world market. The network particularly calls on Bayer to quit sales of all products which contain active ingredients in Class 1 of the World Health Organisation (WHO) classification of pesticides. ...

Feb. 7, 2010

By Health and Environment Alliance

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Convenes Semi-Annual Meeting

On November 29-30, 2012, the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) convened its semiannual meeting in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offices in Arlington, Virginia. This memorandum summarizes the presentations and topics discussed during the meeting, which were organized into ten substantive sessions: ...

Dec. 11, 2012

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Launches new web page on secondary and service containers for pesticides

On November 6, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has a new webpage that compiles information about secondary containers and service containers for pesticides. Secondary and service containers are containers that are used by the pesticide industry as part of the ...

Nov. 8, 2015

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

New pesticide guidelines seek faster phase-out of risky toxins

FAO and WHO have released new guidelines aimed at reducing the damage done by pesticides that pose especially high toxic risks to human health and the environment. Products with high acute toxicity account for high numbers of immediate poisoning cases, particularly in developing countries, while products with chronic toxicity effects may cause cancer or developmental disorders among growing ...

May 9, 2016

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

EPA Proposes Stronger Standards for People Applying the Pesticides with the Greatest Risk

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing stronger standards for pesticide applicators who apply “restricted-use” pesticides. These pesticides are not available for purchase by the general public, require special handling, and may only be applied by a certified applicator or someone working under his or her direct supervision. “We are committed to ...

Aug. 4, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Settlement Resolves Issues with FMC Corporation of Philadelphia, Pa., for Improper Advertising of Pesticide

EPA Region 7 has reached a consent agreement with FMC Corporation of Philadelphia, Pa., to resolve allegations that it improperly advertised its Capture LFR Insecticide with five Nebraska radio stations and a regional radio network in December 2012, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). As part of the settlement, FMC Corporation has agreed to pay a civil ...

Aug. 12, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

MCS America celebrates multiple chemical sensitivity and toxic injury awareness month

In the United States alone, it is estimated that more than over 48 million men, women, and children suffer adverse health reactions to everyday chemicals. Multiple chemical sensitivity and toxic injury is an increasing epidemic which leads to emergency department visits, job loss, homelessness, school absenteeism, and serious lifelong chronic illness in America. Multiple chemical sensitivity ...

May 3, 2009

By MCS America

Oscar Hernandez, Former Head of EPA`s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Risk Assessment Division, Joins Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and The Acta Group (Acta) are pleased to announce that Oscar Hernandez, Ph.D. has joined our teams as Senior Regulatory Chemist. Dr. Hernandez is the former Director of the Risk Assessment Division (RAD) in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), where he managed a multi-disciplinary science group ...

Feb. 8, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Responds to Incident that Leaves Four People Ill on St. John; EPA Working with U.S. Virgin Islands Government on Ongoing Investigation

The EPA is working closely with the U.S. Virgin Island government to investigate an incident reported to the U.S. Virgin Islands government and EPA on March 20, 2015. On March 20, 2015, paramedics responded to a call that four people in a family staying at the Sirenusa Condominium Resort in Cruz Bay, St. John became very ill. Family members were subsequently hospitalized. The EPA is looking into ...

Mar. 22, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA issues changes to OCSPP final test guidelines for Series 850 group a - ecological effects

On December 29, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice regarding the availability of final test guidelines, OCSPP Series 850 Group A -- Ecological Effects, part of a series of test guidelines established by the Office of Chemical ...

Dec. 28, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Announces Availability of Final Test Guidelines for Antimicrobial Products -

On June 27, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of two sets of final test guidelines: Series 810 -- Product Performance Test Guidelines, specifically public health uses of disinfectants and sanitizers for use on fabrics and textiles (OCSPP 810.2400), air sanitizers (OCSPP 810.2500), and disinfectants and sanitizers for use in water (OCSPP 810.2600); and ...

Jun. 28, 2012

By Acta Group

EPA Announces Availability of Final Test Guidelines for Antimicrobial Products -

On June 27, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of two sets of final test guidelines: Series 810 -- Product Performance Test Guidelines, specifically public health uses of disinfectants and sanitizers for use on fabrics and textiles (OCSPP 810.2400), air sanitizers (OCSPP 810.2500), and disinfectants and sanitizers for use in water (OCSPP 810.2600); and ...

Jun. 28, 2012

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

May is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month

Salem, NY -- Scientific studies estimate that 16% of the population suffers with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), which is also known as a toxic injury of chemical origin. MCS affects both genders, all races, all income levels, all education levels and anyone could be permanently and totally disabled by it. MCS is thought to be caused by chronic low level chemical exposures or an acute ...

May 6, 2007

By MCS America

Almost half of EU freshwaters suffer from chemical pollution

The health of almost half of all European freshwaters is at risk from organic chemical pollution, finds new research. The study, a continental-scale risk assessment of the potential effects of toxic organic chemicals on freshwater ecosystems, based its conclusions on data for over 200 pollutants measured at 4000 monitoring sites across Europe. Freshwater ecosystems provide a number of important ...

Jan. 28, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Continuing nightmare in Bhopal: CSE laboratory tests soil, water samples from Union Carbide

For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water of Bhopal. Latest tests show that groundwater in areas even three km away from the factory contains almost 40 times more pesticides than Indian standards. These are the findings of a study released here today by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation, Centre for Science and ...

Dec. 22, 2009

By Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

California’s Prop 65 and Lindane Public Health Concerns

In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address increasing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals. That initiative, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is better known by its original name of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase, in their homes or ...

Jan. 8, 2012

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

WHO warns of growing chemical risks to developing world

The World Health Organisation says the growing dangers posed by chemical use in developing countries are putting worsening strain on health professionals. In a paper submitted to ICCM2, the second International Conference on Chemicals Management, the WHO says: 'The health sector is faced with additional roles and responsibilities due to increased production and use of chemicals in developing ...

May 13, 2009

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Bhopal redux - the same risks remain elsewhere

Earlier this week, seven former executives of Union Carbide India Ltd. were convicted of "death by negligence" and sentenced to two-year jail terms for their roles in the release of a chemical that killed thousands in Bhopal, India, more than 25 years ago. Regulators in the United States, meanwhile, are still grappling with how to handle the same chemical -- methyl isocyante, or MIC -- at a ...

Jun. 14, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

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