Phosmet

Chemical Review Manager: Tom Myers (myers.tom@epa.gov), 703-308-8589 if there are any accesibility issues please call the chemical review manager.

Documents related to EPA's review of this pesticide can be found in the following docket(s):

EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0354 - Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
Risk assessment and related documents for this pesticide have been removed to Special Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0151.
Visit Regulations.gov for information about other pesticide reregistration chemicals.

Fact Sheet - Settlement Agreement Regarding Azinphos-methyl and Phosmet - EPA has reached a settlement with the United Farm Workers and the other public interest plaintiffs who brought a lawsuit against the Agency in January 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington regarding the pesticides azinphos methyl (AZM) and phosmet. The settlement agreement effectively stays the legal challenge pending EPA's reconsideration of the "time limited" uses of these pesticides, scheduled for reevaluation later in 2006.
Agreement can be found in Regulations.gov in the following docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0061.

Summary of Phosmet Final Decision - EPA's decision on nine uses of the organophosphate (OP) pesticide phosmet will lengthen most restricted entry intervals (REIs) and impose additional mitigation measures to protect workers and bystanders.
Phosmet Final Decision Document (PDF) - January 18, 2007 (43 pp, 426k, About PDF)

Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)(PDF) (135 pp, 1.7 MB, About PDF) - July 2006
Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED)(PDF) - October 30, 2001 (131 pp, 417k, About PDF)
Fact Sheet - October 31, 2001. EPA announced new restrictions on the use of phosmet to increase protection of agricultural workers and assure that vital agricultural needs are met. This fact sheet and press release summarize this Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision.