EPA Fine-Tunes Pesticide Safety Limits for Farm Fresh Foods
Published Date: 8/8/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The EPA is updating rules about how much of certain pesticides, like maleic hydrazide, can safely stay on our food. This change affects farmers, food producers, and anyone who eats fruits and veggies. The new rules aim to keep food safe without extra costs or delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Change to Maleic Hydrazide on Produce
The EPA is proposing to modify a previously proposed tolerance exemption for the pesticide maleic hydrazide. This changes the rules about how much of that chemical can remain on fruits and vegetables and is intended to keep food safe without adding extra costs or delays. The proposal affects people who eat fruits and vegetables because it changes the safety rules for residues on food.
Farmers and Food Producers Affected
The EPA is issuing a supplemental proposal that would modify the previously proposed tolerance exemptions for maleic hydrazide. This action affects farmers and food producers who use or handle treated crops because it changes the regulatory treatment of that pesticide. The Agency states the change is intended to maintain food safety without causing extra costs or delays for those producers.
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