Regulatory Overview Information

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Bio-pesticide Division and the “minimum-risk” pesticide category to encourage the development of alternative products to conventional active ingredients as a result of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. For more information about the FQPA, organic classification , or for current state registration information on all Pest Control products, click on the subject heading below.

EPA/FQPA

 

The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996 basically changed the way the EPA regulates pesticides. The FQPA established a new safety standard for pesticide residues in food and emphasizes protecting the health of infants and children. The 1996 law represented a major breakthrough, amending both major pesticide laws to establish a more consistent, protective regulatory scheme, grounded in sound science by:

• Mandating a single, health-based standard for all pesticides in all foods;
• providing special protections for infants and children;
• expediting approval of safer pesticides;
• creating incentives for the development and maintenance of effective crop protection tools for American farmers; and requiring periodic re-evaluation of pesticide registrations and tolerances to ensure that the scientific data supporting pesticide registrations will remain up to date in the future.

 

NOP/OMRI Organic Classification

 

The National Organic Program (NOP) is a Federal program that has developed national organic standards, while the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) is a non-profit organization that specializes in the review of substances for use in organic production, processing and handling.

State Registration Information

 

The current state registration information of individual state registration requirements for Federally exempt pesticides, can be reviewed here.

UNDERSTANDING PESTICIDE REGULATIONS

Terms Used In The Material Fact Sheets Reentry Interval (REI)

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