ARA Sends Letter to EPA Disapproval of Flubendiamide Cancellation

ARA sends a letter to assistant administrator in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disagreeing with the intent to cancel all remaining Flubendiamide products manufactured by Bayer CropScience LP ad Nichino America, Inc. ARA is troubled by EPA’s action in this case and what appears to be an ever growing departure from hard science in favor of modeling for registrations. ARA strongly disagrees with this action and is concerned that the loss of this product would have a major impact on our members and their farmer customers who have come to rely on Flubendiamide registered products as a critical tool in their pest management programs.

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