At 03:04 AM 7/25/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Does anyone on the BEE-L know how the quest to have formic acid approved for
>use in the U.S. doing?
>
>The last thing that I read about it was that the studies were in the hands of
>the quality assurance division of the IR-4 and should have gone to the EPA in
>March.
>
>Thanks,
>Ralph Harrison
>Milford, CT
>
>Member
>Western CT Beekeepers Association
>
 
Hi Ralph
 
I attended a seminar a few weeks ago and the consensus among the scientist
attending, was that formic acid would be approved, at least for limited use,
by the end of the year.  They made their assumptions based on their
discussions with the USDA.
 
 
Frank Humphrey
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