What is the current situation with Furadan in the United States?
The U.S. EPA revoked all carbofuran crop tolerances including import tolerances in the United States effective December 31, 2009. FMC believes this action was not scientifically valid and not in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act. FMC has filed objections and requested an administrative hearing to challenge EPA’s decision to revoke all the carbofuran tolerances. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered the EPA to reinstate the import tolerances for carbofuran for rice, bananas, coffee and sugar cane. The Court did not overturn the EPA’s decision to deny an administrative hearing regarding revocation of domestic tolerances. For this reason, FMC will now be filing a petition requesting the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case.
