Pesticides; Interim Guidance for the Evaluation of Products for Claims Against Viruses; Notice of Availability

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of interim guidance to expand the availability of virucidal claims for antimicrobial pesticides and provide a framework for registrants who seek to make such claims. This interim guidance reiterates recommended test methods and guidance for the addition of virucidal claims to products that meet the criteria for hard surface disinfection claims and the addition of virucidal claims to products that meet the criteria for food/non-food contact sanitizer claims consistent with current test guidelines. This guidance specifically covers the addition of a virucidal claim to a product that has met the criteria for a bactericidal disinfectant and/or sanitizer. Pursuant to this guidance, the Agency intends to grant the addition of virucidal claims associated with sanitizer claims for a time-limited period of a maximum of ten years. Prior to the end of the ten-year period, the Agency will review the record and may terminate the policy, make suggestions for changes to the policy, as necessary, or decide to make the policy permanent. The methods and performance standards applicable to this expanded availability of