Is “Neem Oil,” an active ingredient similar in application to citronella, covered by the rule?
EPA excluded two groups of chemical mixtures from the final rule. The first group is defined at 40 CFR Part 455.10 (j) as “any product whose only pesticidal active ingredient(s) is: a common food/food constituent or nontoxic household item; or is a substance that is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the Food and Drug Administration (21 CFR 170.30, 182, 184, and 186) in accordance with good manufacturing practices, as defined by 21 CFR Part 182; or is exempt from FIFRA under 40 CFR 152.25.” EPA believes that citronella is exempt from the PFPR rule as a Group I mixture. Neem oil is an oil extract from the seed kernels of the Indian Neem tree. If neem oil also meets the Group I mixture definition, it is also excluded from the rule. EPA also excluded a second group of chemical mixtures, but did not develop a definition for this group. The Group 2 mixtures are listed in Table 9 to Part 455; however, because Neem Oil is not listed there, it is not excluded as a Group 2 mixture.
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