EPA ISSUES CANCELLATION ORDER FOR CHLORPYRIFOS PRODUCTS

On January 25, 2002, EPA published a cancellation

order for pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos

registered by six companies, Dragon Chemical

Corporation, The Scotts Company, Amvac Chemical

Corporation, Contact Industries, Amrep, Incorporated,

and Drexel Chemical Company. These products were

registered for use in or around the home. The cancellation

order follows up on a December 5, 2001 notice of receipt

of request for registration cancellations and is effective

immediately. No further sale or distribution of affected

products may occur. However, products already sold

may continue to be used according to label directions.

The list of affected products is in the Federal Register

notice, which may be found at http://www.epa.gov/

fedrgstr/EPAFR-CONTENTS/2002/ January/Day-25/

contents.htm. Information on the assessment of

chlorpyrifos and the agreement with registrants designed to

reduce risks to children that resulted in these cancellations

is available at

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op/chlorpyrifos.htm.

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poisoning prevention, contact the National Pesticide

Information Center Network (NPIC), toll-free, at:

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