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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the receipt of a pesticide petition that seeks to establish or modify regulations for pesticide residues on various food commodities. The public is invited to comment on this petition by January 8, 2025. The petition includes requests to amend existing tolerances for certain pesticides and establish new ones. The EPA will evaluate public comments and additional data before making a final decision on the petition.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule that sets limits for the amount of benzovindiflupyr, a pesticide residue, allowed in lowbush blueberries, ginseng, and sugar beet parts. This rule is based on safety evaluations conducted by the EPA which determined that these limits pose no health risk to the general public, including children. The rule followed requests from research groups and was established under the guidelines of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The new tolerances for benzovindiflupyr are effective immediately and are designed to align with safety and agricultural standards.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule establishing tolerances for residues of the pesticide emamectin benzoate on tea commodities. These tolerances were requested by Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The tolerances for dried and instant tea are set at 0.5 parts per million (ppm) to align with Japanese standards. The rule ensures that the level of pesticide residue in tea is safe for the general population, including infants and children.