EPA Eyes New Pesticide Limits on Your Dinner Plate
Published Date: 9/29/2025
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Summary
The EPA just got a bunch of requests to change rules about pesticide leftovers on food and other products. Farmers, food makers, and shoppers might see new safety limits soon. The agency wants your thoughts before making decisions, so keep an eye out and get ready to weigh in!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
EPA Seeks Comments on Pesticide Residues
The EPA is asking for public comments on petitions that ask the Agency to set or change rules about pesticide residues on various commodities. The notice is dated July 2025 and identifies petitions received in 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025, and it lists who submitted each petition and the action requested. Farmers, food producers, and shoppers may be affected if EPA later changes residue limits.
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