Pesticide Registration

Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration

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What Are Antimicrobial Pesticides

An antimicrobial pesticide is intended to disinfect, sanitize, reduce, or mitigate growth or development of microbiological organisms or protect inanimate objects, industrial processes or systems, surfaces, water, or other chemical substances from contamination, fouling, or deterioration caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, algae, or slime.

Wood preservatives and anti-foulants are classified as antimicrobial pesticides if the products have antimicrobial claims. Other wood preservative, anti-foulant, agricultural fungicide, and aquatic herbicide products are either classified as conventionals or biopesticides. Learn More>>>

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Pre-Application Meeting

Before assembling an application for product registration or an amendment to a product registration, an applicant or registrant should first consider scheduling a pre-application meeting. The pre-application meeting provides an opportunity to discuss and confirm the data and labeling requirements that apply to that application. To schedule a meeting, please go to the Antimicrobials Division Contact List for the Antimicrobial Division Ombudsman or the appropriate Product Team contact person. More information about pre-application meetings.

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Requirements

Requirements for All Applicants

Additional Requirements for Antimicrobials

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Guidance Documents

Antimicrobial Testing Program

The Antimicrobial Testing Program ensures that EPA-approved hospital disinfectants and tuberculocides in the marketplace continue to meet stringent efficacy standards.

Under the ATP, we have tested samples of EPA-registered products from manufacturers, distributors and sellers of hospital sterilants, disinfectants and tuberculocides. The ATP’s efficacy test methods provide a rigorous challenge to the product. We adopted high standards to ensure that products will be effective even when extremely high pathogen levels are present.

Hospital sterilants, disinfectants and tuberculocides that do not meet the ATP standards are brought into compliance through regulatory or enforcement measures.

Read more about the antimicrobials testing program.

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Work Plans

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