EPA Grants Part of Syngenta's Pesticide Tolerance Petition, Denies Others

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has partially approved a pesticide petition submitted by Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. regarding the use of acetic acid (Cloquintocet-mexyl) in wheat forage and hay, as well as barley commodities. The agency has agreed to add a reference to the active ingredient pinoxaden and tolerances for barley, but denied the request to increase tolerance expressions for wheat forage and hay.