EPA is looking for Federal and state inspectors, and case development enforcement officers who routinely inspect pesticide in the field to participate in beta testing for the Pesticide Label Matching mobile application. Any parties interested in participating in beta testing can contact EPA’s Pesticide Label Matching Project Manager Alan Boutureira at LMP [at] epa.gov. If you do not regularly conduct pesticide label inspections, please forward this EN Alert to any relevant staff at your organization; interested non-pesticides staff are welcome to inquire with the Project Manager.

 

The label matching mobile application, a product of the Pesticides Data Accessibility and Label Matching Project, seeks to modernize and streamline the current manual process for sampling and reviewing pesticide labels for potential violations. The application will give inspectors the ability to instantly compare pesticide product labels against state and Federal label databases via their cell phone, tablet, or other mobile device. This will dramatically improve inspectors’ efficiency, allowing them to inspect more labels. We expect this new tool to improve compliance rates over time.

 

The label matching application will be open for beta testing through December 31, 2016. After beta testing is complete, the application will be released on the Apple App store for iOS devices and the Google Play store for Android devices. There will also be a Web-based component for access via supported browsers on other devices such as laptops and desktops.

 

EPA will host an instructional webinar on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, from 1:00-2:00pm ET. We encourage beta testers to register for the webinar. You will receive instructions about how to download the application and the passwords you will need at that time. To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa-pesticide-label-matching-mobile-application-release-1-webinar-registration-26787625509.

 

More information on the PLM mobile application is available at https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/mobile-application-pesticide-label-matching.

 

Alan Boutureira, Project Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
P: 202.564.0558
E: boutureira.alan [at] epa.gov

 

Mardi Klevs, Team Co-Chair
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
P: 312.353.5490
E: klevs.mardi [at] epa.gov

 

David Scott, Team Co-Chair
Office of Indiana State Chemist
P: 765.494.1593
E: scottde [at] purdue.edu