PESTICIDE PESTICIDE LABELINGLABELING

Main method of communication Main method of communication between manufacturer and userbetween manufacturer and userLabelLabel: information that is printed on : information that is printed on or attached to the pesticide containeror attached to the pesticide containerLabelingLabeling: includes label, leaflets, : includes label, leaflets, brochures, etc.brochures, etc.Required by law to comply with Required by law to comply with all the instructions all the instructions

Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Agency (EPA)

Must approve the use of all Must approve the use of all pesticidespesticides

Product does not present Product does not present unreasonable risk to humans or unreasonable risk to humans or environmentenvironment

Pesticides are Pesticides are registeredregistered

Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Agency (EPA)

Federal EPA registrationsFederal EPA registrations - most - most commoncommon

Special local needs registrations Special local needs registrations (SNL)(SNL)

-State may add sites or pests to label-State may add sites or pests to label

-Its use is legal only in that state-Its use is legal only in that state Emergency exemptions Emergency exemptions

-Non-registered purpose -Non-registered purpose

ClassificationClassification

UnclassifiedUnclassified - over the counter - over the counter Restricted useRestricted use (RUP) - could harm (RUP) - could harm

environment or humanenvironment or human

-Certified applicator-Certified applicator

-Will indicate on label “restricted--Will indicate on label “restricted-use pesticide”use pesticide”

Certified pesticide Certified pesticide applicatorapplicator

Private applicatorPrivate applicator

-Use or supervise restricted-use -Use or supervise restricted-use pesticides to produce an agricultural pesticides to produce an agricultural commodity on their property or their commodity on their property or their employers or property of someone employers or property of someone they trade servicesthey trade services

Commercial applicatorCommercial applicator

-all other not covered by private -all other not covered by private

LABELSLABELS

Brand nameBrand name - different names for the - different names for the same active ingredient, company same active ingredient, company trademarktrademark

-Always read active ingredient-Always read active ingredient

Ingredient statementIngredient statement Amount of each Amount of each

ingredientingredient Inert ingredientsInert ingredients Common nameCommon name

must be accepted must be accepted by EPAby EPA

Chemical nameChemical name is is the complex name the complex name that ID the that ID the chemical chemical components and components and structurestructure

Registration and Registration and Establishment NumbersEstablishment Numbers

Needed in case of poisoning and Needed in case of poisoning and accidentsaccidents

RegistrationRegistration is EPA approval is EPA approval EstablishmentEstablishment is production facility is production facility

Precautionary Precautionary StatementsStatements

Keep out of Keep out of reach of reach of childrenchildren

The signal word The signal word indicate the indicate the acuteacute effect of effect of exposure of four exposure of four routesroutes Oral, dermal, Oral, dermal,

inhalation, and inhalation, and eyeeye

Do NOT refer to Do NOT refer to the delayed or the delayed or allergic effectallergic effect

Precautionary Precautionary StatementsStatements DangerDanger - highly - highly

toxictoxic Poison/Skull and Poison/Skull and

CrossbonesCrossbones No Poison No Poison

warning if skin warning if skin and eye danger and eye danger onlyonly

WarningWarning - acute - acute illnessillness

CautionCaution - - slightly toxic or slightly toxic or relatively relatively nontoxicnontoxic

Statement of Practical Statement of Practical Treatment Treatment

What to do when exposed to What to do when exposed to pesticide pesticide

Hazards to human and Hazards to human and domestic animalsdomestic animals

AcuteAcute: immediate danger: immediate danger DelayedDelayed: tumors, reproductive, etc: tumors, reproductive, etc AllergicAllergic: skin irritation or asthma: skin irritation or asthma

Personal protective Personal protective equipmentequipment

Gives you the MINIMUM equipment Gives you the MINIMUM equipment you must wear you must wear

Environmental hazardsEnvironmental hazards

Toxicity to wildlife, such as birds, Toxicity to wildlife, such as birds, bees, aquatics, etc.bees, aquatics, etc.

Physical or Chemical Physical or Chemical hazardshazards

Flammable? Explosive? Corrosive? Flammable? Explosive? Corrosive?

Directions of UseDirections of Use

NOT advise, but requirementNOT advise, but requirement Protective equipment (minimum)Protective equipment (minimum) Application Application Not higher or more frequentNot higher or more frequent Can apply to target pest not listedCan apply to target pest not listed Can mix with fertilizer or another Can mix with fertilizer or another

pesticidepesticide DisposalDisposal

Re-entry Interval (REI)Re-entry Interval (REI)

Time before entering area of Time before entering area of applicationapplication

May or may not say on labelMay or may not say on label 4, 12, 24, or 72 hours4, 12, 24, or 72 hours

Storage and DisposalStorage and Disposal

StorageStorage directions: such as above directions: such as above freezingfreezing

DisposalDisposal directions directions Do not bury or burn pesticide (and Do not bury or burn pesticide (and

containers)containers)

Reference to other Reference to other directionsdirections

Not enough room on label Not enough room on label

FIFRAFIFRA

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActRodenticide Act

Enacted in 1947 Enacted in 1947 Regulates the production, Regulates the production,

distribution, and use of chemicalsdistribution, and use of chemicals Empowers the EPA to govern Empowers the EPA to govern

pesticidespesticides Violations of EPA regulation result in Violations of EPA regulation result in

fines fines

General InformationGeneral Information

Short description of what the Short description of what the chemical does chemical does

Mixing DirectionsMixing Directions

Tank mix compatibilities Tank mix compatibilities

Other InformationOther Information

RatesRates Pests controlledPests controlled Other information specific to Other information specific to

chemicalchemical