ASTA's Comments to EPA on Ethylene Oxide Tolerances
ASTA issued comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) in March 2009 concerning the proposal to change the tolerance for Ethylene Oxide, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0834.
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Related Resources
ASTA Comments on Ethylene Oxide Revised Risk Assessment - May 2006
ASTA issued comments to the Office of Pesticide Programs at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in November 2005 regarding the ethylene oxide (ETO) risk assessment. Comments cover ETO use in the spice industry, limitations for alternative treatment techniques, the method used to apply ETO to spices, personnel protective equipment used by workers, and worker risk assessment.
ASTA Comments on OEHHA's Proposed Changes to EtO's No Significant Risk Level (NSRL)
This document is a letter submitted to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) on its proposed lowering of the No Significant Risk Level (NRSL) for ethylene oxide (EtO). ASTA opposes the proposed lowering of the NSRL for EtO for dietary exposure due to scientific evidence and the federal authorization to use EtO for food safety reasons.
