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OSHA Acknowledges CPDA Concerns in Response to Joint Industry Petition on Relabeling Requirements of HCS 2012

  The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a December 9, 2016 response to the joint industry petition filed on May 24, 2016 by CPDA, the Agricultural Retailers Association, the International Sanitary Supply Association, and the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates requesting that the Agency issue a Direct Final Rule to amend its 2012 Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012).  Under the existing regulations, all products bearing 1994 or 2012 compliant labels when initially received in a

CPDA-Canada

CPDA-Canada is an incorporated subsidiary in Canada of the Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology based in Washington, DC, USA. CPDA-Canada was created in 2013 in response to growing interest from CPDA members looking to establish a firm foothold in the Canadian agrotechnology market that would provide growers greater access to effective and competitively priced generic pesticide products and tank-mix adjuvants. CPDA-Canada is the only legally incorporated trade association in Canada representing the interests of manufacturers, formulators, and distributors of

CPDA Submits Comments on EPA’s Proposed Registration Review Decision for 22 Sulfonylurea Herbicides

On Monday, November 14, 2016, CPDA submitted comments to EPA in response to the Agency’s “Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for 22 Sulfonylurea (SU) Herbicides.”  The availability of the proposed interim decision document was originally announced for public comment in the July 14, 2016 Federal Register and subsequently reopened for public comment in the September 28, 2016 Federal Register.   In its comments, CPDA objected to EPA’s proposed adoption of an “ultra-conservative” approach which would mandate the use of very coarse nozzles

OSHA Petition

HCS 2012 CPDA Calls Upon OSHA to Amend HCS 2012 Relabeling Requirements to Protect Warehouse Employees from Unnecessary Chemical Exposures and Ergonomic Risks   On May 24, 2016, the Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology, the Agricultural Retailers Association, the International Sanitary Supply Association, and the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates submitted a petition to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requesting that the Agency issue a Direct Final Rule to amend its 2012 Hazard Communication Standard (HCS