The website can give you the specific timelines for commenting on specific products. It is important that users of these products provide comments to EPA because others will be commenting on why these products should not be allowed to remain on the market. That perspective needs a reality check - are the products important to agriculture or public health. This information is important for EPA to know and consider as they make decisions. Right now time is of the essence.
Many different groups are in the process of generating critical data regarding use of products.
We must insist on realism in the risk assessment process. EPA must be basing decisions on real rather than theoretical risk. The comment period for that new process closed on April 14, 2000. EPA is expected to issue the final public process participation process sometime soon. IWG has representation from growers, commodity groups, food processors, registrants, non-ag users, public health, chemical manufacturers, and others who use pesticides.