
Meeting
with
Gowan
January
18,
2006
Attendees
Cindy
Baker
 
Gowan
Company
Danette
Drew
 
US
EPA
Betsy
Codrea
 
Gowan
Company
Susan
Lewis
­
US
EPA
Susan
Stanton
 
US
EPA
Laura
Parsons­
US
EPA
Al
Jennings
 
USDA
David
Hrdy
­
US
EPA
Seyed
Tadayon
 
US
EPA
Demson
Fuller
 
US
EPA
The
Agency
had
a
meeting
with
Gowan
Company
to
discuss
proposed
mitigation
for
formetanate
HCl.
Most
risks
associated
with
formetanate
HCl
were
of
dietary
and
occupational
concerns.
For
dietary
risks,
general
discussion
focused
on
the
dietary
exposure
assessment,
particularly
with
pears.
For
occupational
risks,
discussion
centered
on
aerial
applications
for
alfalfa
(
grown
for
seed)
and
orchard
crops.
In
addition,
there
was
a
brief
exchange
regarding
the
reentry
activities
for
alfalfa.
Both
EPA
and
Gowan
acknowledged
that
hand
harvesting
(
considered
a
high
end
exposure
activity)
is
not
widely
used.
Usage
data
suggest
that
mechanical
methods
are
more
commonly
used
to
harvest
alfalfa.
