EPA Considers Companies’ Requests to Retire or Restrict Pesticides
Published Date: 11/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The EPA got requests from companies to stop selling or limit how some pesticides can be used. If no big objections come in by December 9, 2026, these changes will go through, meaning some pesticides might disappear or have fewer uses soon. This affects farmers, pest controllers, and anyone using these products, so keep an eye out for changes that could impact your work or wallet.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Listed pesticide registrations may be cancelled
EPA received requests to voluntarily cancel the registrations for a list of pesticide products. The listed products include multiple paraquat products, pendimethalin products, azoxystrobin, glyphosate isopropylamine salt, ethanol formulations, beta-cyfluthrin and imidacloprid mixtures, simazine, and oryzalin (see Table 1). EPA intends to grant these requests unless substantive comments are received by December 9, 2026.
Specific uses proposed for termination
Some product registrations include requests to terminate specific uses. Table 2 shows that fluensulfone products are proposed to lose cranberry use, oxamyl products are proposed to lose bearing apple, cherry, peach, and pear orchard uses, and a permethrin product is proposed to lose termite use and sheep and goats uses. EPA intends to act on these amendment requests unless substantive comments are received by December 9, 2026.
Time limits for selling existing stocks after cancellation
If EPA grants the cancellations, registrants will generally be allowed to sell and distribute existing stocks of voluntarily canceled products for 1 year after the effective date (the Federal Register publication date of the cancellation order). For the product in Table 1A, the registrant requested 18 months to sell existing stocks. For products amended to terminate uses (Table 2), once EPA approves amended labels, registrants may sell under the previous labeling for 18 months after the cancellation order publication. Others may generally sell or use existing stocks until supplies are exhausted if consistent with the approved labeling.
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