Label Review Training: Module 1: Label Basics, Page 9

Section 2: Who are the stakeholders?

Registrants register pesticide products in compliance with FIFRA.
EPA and the states regulate pesticides by registering or licensing pesticides for sale and use in the United States.
Users apply pesticide products in a manner consistent with state and federal laws and regulations.
OECA, the EPA Regions, states, and tribes conduct pesticide compliance and enforcement programs to ensure that pesticides sold, distributed, and used in this country comply with FIFRA.
Extension services provide educational programs to certify and train restricted-use pesticide users.
Each stakeholder group has its own unique set of needs.

1. What does EPA examine during the registration process?

The ingredients of a pesticide; the site or crop on which it is to be used; the amount, frequency, and timing of its use; health and environmental effects data; and storage and disposal practices.
2. From where does EPA receive its authority to regulate pesticides?

FIFRA.
3. Do pesticide users have to follow state laws, federal laws, or both?

Both.
4. Name one of the things pesticide enforcers ensure.

Any of the following are correct:
That pesticides are registered with EPA prior to sale and distribution.
That pesticides are labeled properly.
That pesticides are being used in accordance with the label.
5. What is a restricted-use pesticide?

A pesticide that must be applied by or under the direct supervision of trained and certified users.
6. Why is it important for pesticide labels to have legally enforceable language?

So that violators may be successfully prosecuted.