Regulation & law · 12/10/2005

EPA Establishes Emergency Tolerance for Imidacloprid on Pomegranates

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted an emergency exemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to allow the use of imidacloprid on pomegranates, resulting in a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of the pesticide and its metabolites.