Save the Date: December 4 Scientific Prioritization and Review Committee (SPARC) Meeting
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will hold a meeting for the Scientific Prioritization and Review Committee (SPARC) on Friday, December 4, at 10:00 a.m.
Following DPR’s review of all public submissions, SPARC will discuss data for five pesticides identified as Category 2 Potential Priorities at the meeting. These pesticides are not actively in mitigation or evaluation by the department and were ranked highest by DPR’s Human Health Pesticide Prioritization screening tool:
- Cyhalothrins (gamma-, lambda-)
- Dichlorvos/Naled
- Fluopyram
- Malathion
- Methyl bromide
DPR is also agendizing all 15 organophosphates as a class (which would include Dichlorovos, Naled and Malathion) for discussion as a Category 2 Potential Priority.
This meeting is the first of two upcoming SPARC meetings focused on the Category 2 Potential Priorities. During the meeting on December 4, DPR will explain how it narrowed the public submissions down to the six Category 2 items being considered. The committee will review and discuss the human health concerns and impacts of these pesticides, referred to as Category 2 potential priorities, including toxicity information, patterns of use, and available exposure data. At the following meeting on February 11, 2027, SPARC will provide its recommendations for rankings of each Category 2 Potential Priority to DPR.
To view all public submissions, please see the meeting materials on the SPARC meeting webpage.
Meeting Details
Date: Friday, December 4, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: CalEPA Headquarters (1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814) and Zoom (virtual)
Agenda and meeting materials will be available on the meeting webpage.
Language Services
This meeting will be conducted in English. To request interpretation or sign language services for the meeting, please email LanguageAccess@cdpr.ca.gov as soon as possible and no later than ten (10) business days before the meeting.