Comparative Safety Statements or Logos for Pesticide Product Labeling Workgroup

For more information, contact Christine Banks (banks.christine@epa.gov).

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Next Meeting

  • Upcoming: On October 20, 2015, from 2-4 PM EDT, the workgroup will hold a meeting in advance of the full PPDC meeting. The call in number is 1-866-299-3188. Code: 703-305-4541. The meeting will take place in the EPA Potomac Yards South lobby level conference center.

  • Agenda

Meetings

Information from earlier meetings can be found in the archive.

Objective

This workgroup addresses interest being expressed by the public for possible development of Agency or third party endorsements/statements or logos on labels regarding comparative product safety. The workgroup makes recommendations as to whether the government should pursue a policy and regulatory change in order to develop or allow these types of statements or logos.

Members

Chair:

  • Marty Monell, Deputy Director, Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA

Animal Welfare

  • Kristie Sullivan, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Education/Public Foundation

  • Amy Brown, Pesticide Safety Education Program, UM

Environmental/Public Interest

  • Caroline Cox, Center for Environmental Health
  • Susan Kegley, Pesticide Action Network, North America

Federal Agencies

  • Hampton Newsome, Federal Trade Commission
  • Bob Pooler, National Organic Program, USDA
  • Clive Davies, EPA-OPPT
  • Bob Perlis, EPA-OGC
  • David Stangel, EPA-OECA
  • Daniella Taveau, EPA-OCSPP
  • Erin Koch, EPA-OECA
  • Chris Kazmarek, EPA-OGC

Green Cleaning Organizations

  • Lauren Heine, Ph.D., Clean Production Action
  • Stephen Ashkin, President, The Ashkin Group

Industry/Trade Associations

  • Julie Spagnoli, FMC Corporation
  • Ray McAllister, CropLife America
  • Beth Law, Consumer Specialty Products Association
  • Pat Quinn, The Accord Group
  • Chris Pearce, SC Johnson
  • Eileen Moyer
  • Diane Boesenberg, Reckitt-Benckiser
  • Bill McCormick, Clorox
  • Seth Goldberg, represents ACC Biocides Panel
  • Bill Balek, ISSA
  • Jan Dhonau, Procter & Gamble
  • Susan Ferenc, Chemical Producers & Distributors Association

Public Health

  • James Roberts, Medical University of South Carolina

Retail/Consumer Focus

  • Richard Leahy, Wal-Mart

States/AAPCO/Local Government

  • Jeanine Broughel, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Leilani Hansen, California DPR

User/Grower Groups

  • Bob Rosenberg, National Pesticide Management Association
  • Bob LaGasse, Mulch & Soil Council

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