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(Beyond Pesticides, <\/span><\/i>October 10, 2024) On September 16, 2024, the <\/span>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an <\/span>order<\/span><\/a> allowing Kaizen Technologies LLC to <\/span>sell off its <\/span>chlorpyrifos-based insecticide product\u2014<\/span>Bifenchlor<\/span>, a known <\/span>neurotoxicant<\/span><\/a>. This reverses an <\/span>existing stocks agreement that Kaizen voluntarily negotiated with EPA in August 2022 when the company withdrew Bifenchlor from use. The agency attributes this new order to a November 2023 <\/span>Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals<\/span><\/a> decision<\/span><\/a>, which vacated EPA\u2019s prior 2021 chlorpyrifos\u00a0<\/span>ban<\/span><\/a> on food crops (see <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>). EPA\u2019s practice of permitting the sale and use of existing stocks of canceled pesticides has been a longstanding concern for public health and environmental advocates, as it <\/span>enables the continued use of petrochemical pesticides that the agency has found to be dangerous. Chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate with adverse health effects on children (see <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>), is now the latest example.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In reporting on the almost unprecedented decision on August 7, 2024, to use its emergency authority to ban Dacthal\/DCPA, Beyond Pesticides argues that the \u201c<\/span>Dacthal Standard<\/span><\/a>\u201d is a positive precedent, a step forward in modern regulatory history; however, EPA\u2019s continued approval of chlorpyrifos\u2019s existing stock, complicated by the 2023 court decision, may suggest otherwise. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As demonstrated historically with <\/span>chlordane<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>dicamba<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>methyl iodide<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>atrazine<\/span><\/a>, and other pesticides, <\/span>EPA\u2019s decision making, delay tactics, and contradictory policies are not confined to chlorpyrifos. In fact, when <\/span>EPA negotiated in 2000 a withdrawal<\/span><\/a> from the market residential uses of chlorpyrifos, based on the neurotoxic impacts on children, it allowed Dow Chemical to sell off all its existing stocks over a one-year period.\u00a0 \u201cChlorpyrifos, glyphosate, 2,4-D, atrazine, and many others are poster children for a failed regulatory system that props up chemical-intensive agriculture despite the availability of alternative organic practices not reliant on these toxic chemicals,\u201d says Jay Feldman, <\/span>executive director<\/span><\/a> of Beyond Pesticides.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ironically, as in the short interval between EPA\u2019s rule banning agricultural uses of chlorpyrifos and the Eighth Circuit\u2019s intervention, \u201cthe need for any use of chlorpyrifos has been refuted,\u201d as Earthjustice Senior Attorney Patti Goldman noted in a <\/span>press release<\/span><\/a>. \u201cCrops have been successfully grown in the two years since chlorpyrifos has been banned,\u201d Ms. Goldman said. <\/span>Despite the growth of the $70 billion organic industry, organic agricultural methods and materials are <\/span>still not considered by EPA<\/span><\/a> to be a legitimate alternative to chemicals when determining the \u201creasonableness\u201d or \u201cacceptability\u201d of adverse pesticide effects under federal pesticide law.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This most recent \u201cchlorpyrifos existing stock order notice\u201d by the agency is another footnote in an ongoing chapter of what environmental and health advocates see as regulatory failure by EPA under a weak federal statute, the <\/span>Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act<\/span><\/i><\/a> (FIFRA). The current 2024 growing season allowed the use of chlorpyrifos pesticides on most food crops [except for five states that have stepped up, independent of EPA, to ban the insecticide to protect children: Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Oregon, and California]. (See <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.) <\/span>In 2000, EPA <\/span>discontinued<\/span><\/a> all uses of chlorpyrifos on tomatoes, restricting use on apples, and lowering the grape tolerances.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Background<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2021, EPA issued a rule that revoked food tolerances for chlorpyrifos, effectively banning its use on food crops. This decision, however, faced legal challenges from a chlorpyrifos manufacturer and several agricultural groups, which <\/span>filed a lawsuit<\/span><\/a> in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. On November 2, 2023, the Eighth Circuit vacated<\/a> EPA’s 2021 rule revoking all tolerances in <\/span>Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Associations, et al. v. Regan, 85 F.4th 881<\/a> (8th Cir. 2023)<\/span><\/i> and directed the agency to reconsider. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to this legal development, EPA published a notice in the <\/span>Federal Register<\/span><\/a> on February 5, 2024. This notice served as a technical correction to the Code of Federal Regulations, formally acknowledging the Eighth Circuit’s reinstatement of chlorpyrifos tolerances, and allowing its use for the 2024 growing season on all crops\u00a0<\/span>effective<\/span><\/a>\u00a0February 5, 2024. The Eighth Circuit’s decision also referenced EPA’s 2020 <\/span>Proposed Interim Registration (PID) Review Decision<\/span><\/a> for chlorpyrifos, which identified eleven specific crops for potential continued use of the pesticide. The crops include alfalfa, apples, asparagus, cherries, citrus, cotton, peaches, soybeans, strawberries, sugar beets, and wheat. As discussed below, EPA is now in discussions with chlorpyrifos registrants to cancel its use on all food crops, except for the eleven identified in the 2020 Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision (PID).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Door opens to chlorpyrifos\u2019 expanded use and toxic exposure\u2014<\/span><\/i>\u2018Existing stocks\u2019 orders<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSince the Final Rule has been vacated\u2014and the tolerances are again in effect\u2014growers can use currently registered chlorpyrifos products on crops consistent with label directions. Products that were cancelled or amended may be able to be used if use is consistent with the existing stocks provisions\u2026\u201d\u2014<\/span>Chlorpyrifos; Amendment to Existing Stocks Provisions in Kaizen Product Cancellation Orders<\/span><\/a>, A Notice by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on September 16, 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When courts <\/span>defer<\/span><\/a> to EPA\u2019s interpretation of the existing stock provision in the federal pesticide law, a pattern of \u201cexisting stock\u201d allowances permit hazards to continue well after a finding of harm or noncompliance. This process contrasts with the issuance of a product recall, which is typically done when pharmaceuticals are found to violate safety standards. In addition to chlorpyrifos, Beyond Pesticides has previously objected to the agency\u2019s expansion of existing stock use for <\/span>dicamba<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>dacthal<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>paraquat<\/span><\/a>. As this latest example shows, manufacturers have found a short-term workaround to quickly return to selling and distributing chlorpyrifos. Their solution\u2014petitioning EPA for new or amended existing stock orders.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As of <\/span>September 16<\/span><\/a>, chlorpyrifos can be <\/span>used on all food crops<\/span><\/a> that were previously subject to the formal revocation of tolerances. According to EPA\u2019s <\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/i><\/a> about the Current Status of Chlorpyrifos and Anticipated Path Forward<\/span><\/i><\/a>, the agency intends to issue a new rule to revoke the tolerances for all food commodities except for the 11 uses cited in the December 2020 PID. After providing an opportunity for public comments on PID-referenced crops\u2014\u2014anticipated updates are tentatively proposed for 2025. However, this will only apply to specific states under agency review with limits on application rates and methods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in an analogous decision despite the finding of harm and EPA\u2019s <\/span>violation of law in allowing harm associated with the herbicide dicamba\u2019s registration<\/span><\/a>, the continued use of the weed killer through the 2024 growing season is also effectively authorized by the <\/span>U.S. District Court of Arizona<\/span><\/a> (which vacates EPA\u2019s 2021 authorization for <\/span>three over-the-top uses<\/span><\/a> of dicamba-based herbicide products). In response, EPA issued an <\/span>existing stocks order<\/span><\/a>, which means that dicamba will continue to be sold and used through 2024\u2014although it has been linked to environmental and health adverse effects.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the agency continues to prioritize commercial interests and agricultural continuity over public safety and environmental protection by expanding existing stocks, Beyond Pesticides advocates for immediate discontinuation of pesticide use when risks are identified and emphasizes the availability of safer, profitable alternatives, such as USDA-certified organic farming practices. They advocate for these organic principles to be adopted more broadly to replace the reliance on harmful chemical pesticides like dicamba and chlorpyrifos.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As clearly indicated by the evidence at hand, individual chemical bans are not the strategy for systemic change, nor are they an effective methodology for <\/span>cultivating<\/span><\/a> a livable future for ourselves and future generations. Given the proven viability and profitability of cost-effective organic production practices, the solution must be the urgent adoption of <\/span>organic agriculture<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>land care<\/span><\/a> that eliminates not just chlorpyrifos, but the pesticide treadmill that chemical manufacturers and chemical-intensive agriculture fuels.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Organic management practices build soil health, cycle nutrients naturally, enhance plant resiliency, reduce water use, and do not use petrochemical pesticides or fertilizers. The organic alternative is central to a commitment to both the elimination of practices and products that are petrochemical-based and the ability of organically managed soils to draw down (sequester) atmospheric carbon, which contributes to mitigating global warming and erratic temperatures.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For a detailed analysis, see Beyond Pesticides\u2019 article \u201c<\/span>Abandoning Science: A look back at the failure to regulate the neurotoxic insecticide chlorpyrifos<\/span><\/a>,\u201d featured in a special edition of <\/span>Pesticides and You, <\/span><\/i>where the clarion call to action notes that \u201c… states should ban chlorpyrifos compounds . . . should undertake organic management on state-owned lands, and should support producers in transitioning away from chemical agriculture and to organic, regenerative, and sustainable practices.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As we emerge from a celebration of National Organic Month in September, please continue to take action to strengthen organic locally! <\/span>>> <\/span>Tell your governor and mayor to adopt policies that support organic land management.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

EPA\u2019s Momentous Decision to Ban the Weed Killer Dacthal\/DCPA: An Anomaly or a Precedent?<\/span><\/a> Beyond Pesticides<\/span><\/i> Daily News<\/span><\/i>, August 8, 2024<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

EPA and Court Allow Violations and Hazards of Weed Killer Dicamba Under Existing Stock Order<\/span><\/a>, Beyond Pesticides Daily News<\/em>, March 5, 2024 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oregon Is the Latest State to Step In and Ban Widely Used Neurotoxic Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos, as EPA Stalls<\/span><\/a>, Beyond Pesticides Daily News<\/em>, February 29, 2024\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Celebrated 2021 Ag Ban of Deadly Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos, Reversed by Court Despite Decades of Review and Litigation<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Beyond Pesticides Daily News<\/em>, November 14, 2023<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Commentary: Are Children, Agricultural Workers, and the Food Supply Safe with EPA\u2019s Chlorpyrifos Decision?<\/span><\/a> Beyond Pesticides Daily News<\/em>, August 19, 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Abandoning Science: A look back at the failure to regulate the neurotoxic insecticide chlorpyrifos<\/span><\/a>, Beyond Pesticides, <\/span>Pesticides and You<\/span><\/i>, Special Edition 2020\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Widely Used Pesticide in Food Production Damages Children\u2019s Brains\u2014EPA Science on Chlorpyrifos Ignored as Agency Reverses Decision to Stop Insecticide\u2019s Agricultural Use<\/span><\/a>, Beyond Pesticides, <\/span>Pesticides and You<\/span><\/i>, Winter 2017-2018<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What You Need To Know About Chlorpyrifos<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Earthjustice<\/span>, <\/span><\/i>April 9, 2024<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Frequently Asked Questions about the Current Status of Chlorpyrifos and Anticipated Path Forward<\/span><\/a>, EPA website<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, October 10, 2024) On September 16, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an order allowing Kaizen Technologies LLC to sell off its chlorpyrifos-based insecticide product\u2014Bifenchlor, a known neurotoxicant. This reverses an existing stocks agreement that Kaizen voluntarily negotiated with EPA in August 2022 when the company withdrew Bifenchlor from use. The agency attributes this new order to a November 2023 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which vacated EPA\u2019s prior 2021 chlorpyrifos\u00a0ban on food crops (see here). EPA\u2019s practice of permitting the sale and use of existing stocks of canceled pesticides has been a longstanding concern for public health and environmental advocates, as it enables the continued use of petrochemical pesticides that the agency has found to be dangerous. Chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate with adverse health effects on children (see here and here), is now the latest example.\u00a0 In reporting on the almost unprecedented decision on August 7, 2024, to use its emergency authority to ban Dacthal\/DCPA, Beyond Pesticides argues that the \u201cDacthal Standard\u201d is a positive precedent, a step forward in modern regulatory history; however, EPA\u2019s continued approval of chlorpyrifos\u2019s existing stock, complicated by the 2023 court decision, may suggest otherwise. \u00a0 As demonstrated historically with 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