LCB Updates List of Approved Pesticides
With reports of significant non-approved pesticide use by some in the industry, the LCB has increased its focus upon pesticides.
In addition to emergency regulations addressing product recalls and pesticide action levels, the LCB (via the Washington State Department of Agriculture) recently amended the list of approved pesticides. Specifically, the WSDA added 29 pesticides to the list of allowable products and removed 27 products.
Bottom line: Make sure that your house is in order. Confirm that your current stock of pesticides only includes those on the WSDA’s approved list. Note that you may “use up” any existing inventory of the 27 pesticides removed from the list, but cannot purchase additional amounts of these products. Also, we are seeing increasing volumes of pesticide-related disputes and lawsuits, and will address how to best protect your business from pesticide litigation in a future post.
