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Safer Rodenticide Products
News
Non-chemical Rodent Control
Resources
- Questions on pesticides? National Pesticide Information Center
1-800-858-7378
- American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)
1-800-222-1222 - AAPCC's data on poisoning/exposure incidents for pesticides
Current as of March 2013
Rodenticide Products for Consumers
This Web page informs consumers about pesticide products to control mice and rats in and around the home while reducing risks to children, pets and wildlife. It also explains how to choose a rodenticide bait station product that is best for your household and includes links to information about other ways to prevent and control mice and rats in residential areas.
- EPA Moves to Ban 12 D-Con Mouse and Rat Control Products
- Rodenticide products that reduce exposure to children, pets and wildlife
- Changes in household rodenticide products
- EPA’s new risk reduction standards
- Choosing a bait station for household use
- Other ways to control rodents in and around the home
Cancellation Process for 12 D-Con Mouse and Rat Poison Products
This Web page provides information about EPA's ongoing regulatory action to cancel and remove from the market 12 D-Con mouse and rat poison bait products that fail to comply with EPA safety standards.
- Notice of Intent to Cancel (NOIC)
- Cancellation Hearing
- List of D-Con mouse and rat poison products subject to cancellation
- Basis for EPA’s cancellation action
- Risk concerns with consumer-use mouse and rat poisons
Additional Regulatory Information
- May 2008: Risk Mitigation Decision for Ten Rodenticides
- 1998 Rodenticides Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs)
- Rodenticide Cluster RED (PDF) (319 pp, 1.0 M, About PDF)
- Zinc Phosphide RED (PDF) (225 pp, 902 K, About PDF)
For More Information
- Rodenticide Risk Mitigation Decision: EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955
- Rodenticide SAP Meeting: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0718
- Rodenticide Cancellation: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0049