April 24, 2012
In This Update:
• Now Online: Results of OPP’s Consumer Survey on Insect Repellent Product Labeling
• Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee to Meet May 3-4, 2012
Now Online: Results of OPP’s Consumer Survey on Insect Repellent Product Labeling
The Office of Pesticide Programs conducted a national survey about insect repellents in 2011 to better understand how we might improve label information for these consumer products. The first part of the survey was used to understand why and how consumers purchase and use insect repellents, and what information consumers look for and understand on insect repellent labels. OPP then tested the usefulness of four potential marks that could be placed on the front of insect repellent labels as part of an effort to improve public health information on insect repellent labels. The marks showed how long a repellent may protect them from public health pests such as mosquitoes or ticks. The results of that survey are now available, and we invite you to check out the results of the consumer survey here. These results may help inform our future decisions and policies affecting labeling of insect repellents.
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee to Meet May 3-4, 2012
EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) will hold a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on Thursday, May 3, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, and Friday, May 4, from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm. The meeting will be held in EPA’s first floor conference center at One Potomac Yard, 2777 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Information on the location of EPA’s building and how to reach it by public transportation or car is available at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/contacts/ ... cation.htm.
A draft agenda is available on the PPDC Web page at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/.
Agenda topics include Pollinator Protection, Integrated Pest Management, Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, Registration Review and Water Quality Process Improvements, Economic Definition of Minor Use, Sustainability and the U.S. EPA, Endangered Species Act Issues, an update from the PPDC Workgroup on 21st century toxicology, and additional updates on other topics of interest.
In addition, the following PPDC work groups are scheduled to meet in sessions open to the public on May 2: PPDC Work Group on Integrated Pest Management from 9:00 am-12:30 pm in the first floor Conference Center; PPDC’s Comparative Safety Statements Work Group from1:00-4:00 pm in Conference Room S-4370-80, PY South; PPDC’s Public Health Work Group from 1:00-4:00 pm in Conference Room N-4830, PY North; and PPDC’s Pollinator Protection Work Group from 1:00-4:00 pm in the 1st Floor Conference Center, PY South. On May 3, the 21st Century Toxicology Work Group will meet from 12:00 - 1:15pm in Conference Room N-4830, PY North. All meetings are free and open to the public. No advance registration is required.
For more information about the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee meeting, please contact the Office of Pesticide Programs (7501P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-4775; email address: Margie Fehrenbach (fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov). Questions regarding the PPDC workgroup meetings should be directed to the following persons:
• Integrated Pest Management Workgroup: Frank Ellis (703) 308-8107 (ellis.frank@epa.gov)
• Pollinator Protection Workgroup: Mary Clock-Rust (703) 308-2718 (clock-rust.mary@epa.gov)
• Public Health Workgroup: Susan Jennings (jennings.susan@epa.gov)
• Comparative Safety Statements Workgroup: Margie Fehrenbach (703) 308-4775 b(fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov)
• 21st Century Toxicology Workgroup: Rebecca von dem Hagen (703) 305-6785 (vondem-hagen.rebecca@epa.gov)