Source: CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER, 6/2/11

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by FMC Corporation and three national grower groups for review of a lower court ruling that upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision to deny an administrative hearing on the revocation of domestic tolerances of carbofuran.

Dr. Michael Morelli, director of global regulatory affairs for FMC, notes that the court's decision not to review the lower-court ruling on EPA's actions "sets a bad precedent for U.S. agriculture."

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