EPA Receives Pesticide Petition for Exemption from Tolerance Requirements for Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the filing of a pesticide petition by Monsanto Company, requesting an exemption from the requirement for a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1, Cry2, and Cry3 proteins and their genetic material in all raw agricultural commodities. Comments on the petition must be submitted by November 10, 1997, either by mail or electronically to the EPA.