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Minimum Risk Pesticides Exempted from FIFRA Registration

About Minimum Risk Pesticides

basic information
  • What is a pesticide?
  • What is a “minimum risk pesticide?”
  • Will EPA confirm that a product is a minimum risk pesticide?

Conditions to Qualify as a Minimum Risk Pesticide Product

  • Minimum risk conditions
    • Active ingredients
    • Inert ingredients
    • Listing ingredients on the label
    • Public health claims
    • Company name and contact information
    • False or misleading labeling statements

Clarifications about Minimum Risk Active and Inert Ingredients

Pesticide Groups
  • What are the definitions of commonly consumed food commodities, animal feed items, and edible fats and oils?
  • Can a chemical be an inert ingredient in one pesticide product and an active ingredient in another?
  • Can EPA add an ingredient to the exemption?
  • How are wristbands and towelettes regulated as minimum risk products?

Regulation and Enforcement of Minimum Risk Pesticides

Enforcement and Compliance
  • States regulate minimum risk products
  • Tolerances and tolerance exemptions 
  • Enforcement related to minimum risk pesticides
  • Personal insect repellents and minimum risk pesticides
  • Current and proposed regulations related to minimum risk pesticides
Related Information
  • Pesticide registration
  • Ingredients used in pesticide products
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Last updated on September 14, 2021