CA DPR Requests Comments on Methyl Bromide Replacement Use.(Brief Article)

Ozone Depletion Today, December, 2003

Aberco, Inc. recently announced that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has issued a request for comments on the company's proposed label amendment that would allow propylene oxide to be used as a replacement for methyl bromide in treating in-shell nuts, which Aberco noted are "a huge commodity in that state."

According to Aberco, while the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) previously approved the company's request to modify its label to include in-shell nuts, cocoa beans, processed nutmeats and spices, as well as certain non-food products such as packaging, cosmetics, ores and bird seed, California's approval is required before propylene oxide can be used on these new products in the state.

DPR said interested persons may...

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