Upcoming legislation could cause agriculture to lose access to important products that control rodents throughout production, processing, storage and retail phases of food production. PORK editor Jennifer Shike shares the viewpoints of industry spokespersons.
EPA’s proposal is quite wide-ranging, and it is going to impact any user of rodenticides and how rodenticides are applied.” – John Walt Boatright, AAFB
Pending regulation could mean agriculture loses critically important tools to protect food security. EPA is proposing significant changes to rodenticides that would result in the canceling of products and uses, add more requirements to the labels and reclassify some products to restricted use pesticides.
Source: PORK, February 9, 2023. Link.