Lunch and Technical Presentation: Pesticide Regulation in California

When: Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Noon - 2:00 pm

Presenter: Harvard Fong, CIH, CA Department of Pesticide Regulation

Where: SMUD Customer Service Center, Shasta Room, 6301 S St, Sacramento, CA 95817

Description: The presentation covers early pesticide use and materials, the advent of regulatory “oversight” (largely product quality regulations); rudimentary health and safety laws in response to poisoning; development of synthetic pesticides; USDA authority over pesticide registration, FIFRA and the creation of US EPA taking over pesticide registration and standardizing pesticide labels; CDFA’s pesticide division expands into health and environment via CEQA; the formation of Cal/EPA and the removal of pesticide control from CDFA to the newly created DPR; expansion of DPRs scope of operation; updating safety regulations, total use reporting; FQPA and the risk cup; and the future of pesticide use and regulation.
 

Cost: Local section member $20 including lunch; non-member $30 including lunch; $5 without lunch; students free.

Note: You are welcome to attend even if you are not an SVS local section member. Won't you consider joining? A good value at $40/year.

FUTURE EVENTS:

When: October 8, 2026, Sacramento Safety & Health Summit with the Sacramento Chapter ASSP. Details available at https://sacramentosafety.com/

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