How does the borate classification in the European Union affect the United States?
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the regulatory organization for chemical usage in the United States. In 1993 the EPA published the Re-registration Eligibility Decision (RED) on Boric Acid and its sodium salts and found the following: “The use of currently registered pesticide products containing boric acid and its sodium salts in accordance with approved labeling will not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans or the environment.” In 2006, The EPA published the Boric Acid Tolerance Reassessment Eligibility Decision (TRED): The Agency has reassessed the current exemptions from the requirement for tolerances from boric acid/sodium borate salts. As a result of this assessment, the Agency determined that the active tolerances exemptions should be maintained and are considered reassessed as safe under section 408(q) of the FFDCA. Taking into consideration the available information on all uses; including the inert ingredient uses, of boric acid, sodiu
