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From: Robert A. Roach <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: EPA/FDA Contacts
Date: Sunday, February 15, 1998 7:53 PM
 
Bruce,
 
The pesticide approval process is daunting but that is not to say that MO
registration is unfeasible.  I recently worked with some people who wanted
to get Quassia, a botanical insecticide, registered.  The EPA wants to
register reduced-risk pesticides.  They were supportive and tried to help.
They waived a lot of studies but the costs were still expected to exceed
$50,000.
 
FGMO has the advantage of being accepted for use in food.  This means it
should qualify for an exemption from having a tolerance established in
honey or wax.
 
FGMO is not accepted for use IN food. It is accepted that it is used in
products that may come in contact with food.
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Karel Bokhorst