Email Access Update

Following ASTA’s transition away from its former management company on August 1, we are currently unable to access our @astaspice.org email accounts. We are working with our legal counsel and IT provider to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

In the meantime, please contact ASTA Acting Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Robb MacKie at [email protected] or 202-253-6216. We appreciate your patience.

ASTA Resources

Agricultural Chemical/Pesticides

List of U.S. pesticide tolerances

3/23/2026

ASTA Petition Proposing an Import Tolerance for Difenoconazole for Cumin Seed

6/24/2025

ASTA Petition Proposing an Import Tolerance for Thiamethoxam for Black Pepper

10/10/2024

ASTA Petition Proposing an Import Tolerance for Permethrin for Black Pepper

10/10/2024

ASTA Petition Proposing an Import Tolerance for Imidacloprid for Black Pepper

10/10/2024

2024 Technical Presentation: Future of Pesticide Control in Regenerative Agriculture Felipe

4/16/2024

2024 Technical Presentation: EU Pesticide MRL Framework for Spices

4/16/2024

2024 Technical Presentation: Facilitating Regulatory Harmonization for Pesticide Needs for Spice Farmers

4/16/2024

2024 Technical Presentation: Overview of Current U.S. Regulation & Enforcement of Pesticides on Spices

4/16/2024

2024 Technical Presentation: Panel Discussion: Spice Farmer Pest & Disease Threats and Pesticide Use Practices

4/16/2024

ASTA Petition Proposing Tolerance for Azoxystrobin In or On Imported Black Pepper

12/8/2023

2023 Regulatory Presentation: Unpacking Recent California Prop 65 Developments Impacting Spice Companies

10/17/2023

ASTA Petition Proposing Import Tolerances for Acetamiprid for Various Spices

8/23/2023

FDA’s Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Updates and Channels of Trade Guidance for Chlorpyrifos

6/22/2023

2022 Regulatory Workshop: ASTA Update on Prevention of Chemical Contaminants in Spices 2022 Regulatory Workshop

9/13/2022

2022 FDA Pesticide Monitoring Program Screening List

9/12/2022

2022 Technical Presentation: Panel on Testing and Screening for Pesticide Residues in Spices

9/12/2022

ASTA Petition Proposing Import Tolerances for Cypermethrin for Various Spices

6/8/2022

2021 Regulatory Presentation: Updates on Spice Tolerance Applications

8/4/2021

2020 Technical Presentation: Establishing Import Tolerances for Spices

5/5/2020