InstitutePesticidesPesticidesPesticide Registration and LabelingIn Depth Sub Topics (Level 4)EnvironmentalEnglishAnalysisFocus AreaPesticidesUSA
EPA risk management and regulatory decisions
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- After completing its risk assessments and peer review, EPA makes risk management and regulatory decisions.
After completing its risk assessments and peer review, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) makes risk management and regulatory decisions to:
- Consider the results of the risk assessments and the peer review;
- Research alternative pesticides that are already registered;
- Review any measures needed to mitigate any identified risks;
- Discuss with the applicant if modifications to the product or labeling must be made to mitigate risk;
- Establish new food tolerances if needed, after publishing notices for comment in the Federal Register;
- Reject or grant the registration; and
- Publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance of the registration, if granted.