EPA Adds Chitosan to List of Active Ingredients for Exempted Minimum Risk Pesticide Products

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding chitosan, a substance commonly referred to as poly-D-glucosamine, to the list of active ingredients eligible for use in minimum risk pesticide products exempt from registration and other requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This addition also includes chitosan salts formed when chitosan is mixed with listed acids.