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Minimum Risk Pesticides Exempted from FIFRA Registration

  • What Is a “Minimum Risk Pesticide?”

    Because EPA has determined that certain "minimum risk pesticides" pose little to no risk to human health or the environment, EPA has exempted them from the requirement that they be registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Learn more about minimum risk pesticides.

About Minimum Risk Pesticides

basic information
  • What Is a Pesticide?
  • Will EPA Confirm That a Product Is a Minimum Risk Pesticide?

Conditions To Qualify as a Minimum Risk Pesticide Product

  • Minimum Risk Conditions

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?

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

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Related Information

  • How Are Wristbands and Towelettes Regulated as Minimum Risk Products?
  • Pesticide Registration
  • Ingredients Used in Pesticide Products
  • Find More Pesticide Information
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Last updated on May 1, 2025
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