Does the PFPR rule apply to herbicide growth regulators and surfactants that may contain toxic chemicals?
The PFPR rule applies to all pesticide products that are formulated, packaged, or repackaged and are not specifically exempted from the rule. FIFRA regulations provide the following definitions for pesticide and pesticide product (40 CFR 152.3), as well as pest (40 CFR 152.5): Pesticide means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, or intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, other than any article that: • Is a new animal drug under FFDCA Sec. 201(w), or • Is an animal drug that has been determined by regulation of the Secretary of Health and Human Services not to be a new animal drug, or • Is an animal feed under FFDCA Sec. 201(x) that bears or contains any substances described by paragraph (s)(1) or (2) of this section. Pesticide product means a pesticide in the particular form (including composition, packaging, and labeling) in which the pesticide is, or is intended to be, distributed or sol
