EPA BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION COMPANY NOTICE OF
FILING FOR PESTICIDE PETITIONS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER  

EPA Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention 

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Natural Industries, Inc.

Petition Number:  9F7587

	EPA has received a pesticide petition (9F7587) from Natural Industries,
Inc., 6223 Theall Rd., Houston, TX 77066 proposing, pursuant to section
408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.
346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for the microbial pesticide Paecilomyces
fumosoroseus strain FE 9901 in or on vegetable and herb crops.

	Pursuant to section 408(d)(2)(A)(i) of  FFDCA, as amended, Natural
Industries, Inc. has submitted the following summary of information,
data, and arguments in support of their pesticide petition. This summary
was prepared by Natural Industries, Inc. and EPA has not fully evaluated
the merits of the pesticide petition. The summary may have been edited
by EPA if the terminology used was unclear, the summary contained
extraneous material, or the summary unintentionally made the reader
conclude that the findings reflected EPA’s position and not the
position of the petitioner.

I. Natural Industries, Inc. Petition Summary (9F7587)

NoFly™ WP a mycoinsecticide to control whiteflies on agricultural food
crops grown in greenhouses. 

Acute toxicity/pathogenicity studies conducted with NoFly™ Technical
(60.0% active ingredient) showed no adverse effects by any route of
exposure.  Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901 can’t grow and
develop at human and other mammal body temperatures (35˚C or above). 
Additionally, acute pulmonary and acute injection toxicity studies
showed that Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901 is not pathogenic,
not infectious and showed minimal persistence in rats.  

D. 	Aggregate Exposure.  Dietary exposure:  food.  Residues of
Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901 are not expected to occur since
it degrades rapidly in sun light and in high temperatures, which are
common in greenhouses.  Any remaining residues will wash off during the
processing of the food.

ow or persist at temperature above 35˚C or above.  

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9ns and does not persist in temperatures 	above 35˚C.  The organism
also rapidly degrades in sunlight. Any remaining 	microorganisms will be
washed off with common food processing 	procedures.  

	2. Infants and children. There are no safety concerns for using
Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901 on food crops for infants and
children. The organism can’t grow or infect humans and does not
persist in temperatures above 35˚C.  The organism also rapidly degrades
in sunlight. Any remaining microorganisms will be washed off with common
food processing procedures.  

G. 	Effects on the Immune and Endocrine Systems:  There are no reported
adverse effects to the immune or endocrine systems from Paecilomyces
fumosoroseus strain FE 9901. 

H. 	Existing Tolerances:  There are no existing tolerances for
Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901 in the United States.

I. 	International Tolerances:  There are no existing international
tolerances for Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901.

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