USDA Highlights EPA Emergency Exemption of Product To Treat New World Screwworm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently submitted an Emergency Exemption request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow the importation and use of Elanco’s product, Tanidil, a topical powder used to treat or prevent New World screwworm (NWS). Today, EPA granted USDA’s request and issued the Emergency Exemption under Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
This authorization will support APHIS and State animal health officials in preparing for possible cases of NWS in livestock and...
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