Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticide Products and Other Pesticide Regulatory Changes

Résumé

EPA is proposing to establish procedures for the registration of antimicrobial products, as well as implement other provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act. This proposal is required by FIFRA. In addition to registration procedures for antimicrobial products, EPA also proposes to establish labeling standards for antimicrobial public health products, which will ensure that these products are appropriately labeled for the level of antimicrobial activity they demonstrate; to modify its notification process for antimicrobial products to conform to the statutorily prescribed process; and to exempt certain antimicrobial products from FIFRA regulation. EPA believes that the new procedures and provisions will streamline and improve the registration process, increase consistency and certainty for antimicrobial producers, reduce the timeframes for EPA decisions on antimicrobial registrations, increase public health protection by ensuring the continued efficacy of antimicrobial public health pesticides, and promote international harmonization efforts. EPA is also proposing to implement a number of general pro