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By Leah Douglas
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Aug 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Epa has actually released examinations into the supply chains of a minimum of two renewable fuel producers amidst market issues that some might be using deceitful feedstocks for biodiesel to secure rewarding government subsidies.
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EPA representative Jeffrey Landis [informed Reuters](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) that the agency has actually introduced audits over the previous year, but declined to recognize the companies targeted due to the fact that the examinations are continuous.
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The production of biodiesel from sustainable ingredients, like used cooking oil, can make refiners a [multitude](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) of state and federal ecological and environment aids, consisting of tradable credits under a program administered by the EPA called the Renewable Fuel Standard. But worries have been installing that some materials identified as utilized cooking oil are actually less expensive and less sustainable virgin palm oil, an item that is related to logging and other ecological damage.
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The concern entered into focus following a rise in used cooking oil [exports](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) from Asia in the last few years that [analysts](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) have actually stated includes unrealistically high volumes relative to the amount of cooking oil used and recovered in the area. The European Union is likewise investigating feedstocks over the scams issues.
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The EPA audits began after the company updated domestic supply-chain accounting requirements in July 2023 for producers looking for to [earn credits](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) under the RFS, he said.
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"EPA has actually carried out audits of sustainable fuel producers since July 2023 which includes, to name a few things, an assessment of the locations that used cooking oil utilized in sustainable fuel production was collected," he stated. "These examinations, nevertheless, are continuous and we are not able to go over ongoing enforcement investigations."
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U.S. senators from farm states have called for more oversight of [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) feedstocks, stating federal companies should be as extensive in verifying imports as they are auditing domestic supply chains.
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"The Biden administration has produced vigorous requirements to validate, not just trust, American producers, and it is essential that the exact same examination is used to imported feedstocks," 6 U.S. senators, led by Roger Marshall and Sherrod Brown, composed in a June 20 letter to federal firms.
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Another letter from 15 senators to the Treasury Department on July 30 advised the administration to omit imported feedstocks like UCO from an [additional clean](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) fuel tax credit program passed in the Inflation Reduction Act. (Reporting by Leah Douglas in Washington Editing by Richard Valdmanis and Matthew Lewis)
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