ASTA Petition Proposing Import Tolerances for Acetamiprid for Various Spices
In September 2023, ASTA submitted a petition to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs to establish import tolerances for acetamiprid for a variety of spices that contained in both the Codex Alimentarius "spices, seed" crop group and US Crop Group 19.
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Related Resources
2024 Technical Presentation: Overview of Current U.S. Regulation & Enforcement of Pesticides on Spices
During the 2024 Symposium on Navigating Lack of Global Harmonization for Pesticide MRLs on Spices held in conjunction with the 2024 ASTA Annual Meeting, a panel discussion led by Lois Rossi, Formerly EPA on U.S. Laws, EPA Regulations, and Codex Standards, provided an overview of current US regulations and enforcement of pesticides on spices. Mendy Flamer, NFC Certification presented on Organic Pesticide Regulations; Karen Everstine, FoodChain ID, presented on Global Enforcement Trends; Maile Gradison, Hogan Lovells on FDA Pesticide Policies and Shannen Kelly, ASTA presented on Import Rejections. These are the slide presentations that supported this session.
2017 Regulatory Presentation: Establishing Import Tolerances in the U.S.
This presentation was provided at the 2017 Regulatory Workshop. The presenter, Lois Rossi, presented on establishing import tolerances, including EPA, FDA, MRLs, Spice Monitoring Data, and an APEC pilot project intended to foster global harmonization of pesticide MRLs.
