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The best source of information
concerning the safe and effective use of a pesticide is the label
on the pesticide container. It is illegal to use any registered
pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its label. A pesticide label
is a legal document produced after years of research and millions
of dollars spent supporting that research. Use of a pesticide implies
the label has been read and understood. The Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS) is a technical bulletin that provides workers and emergency
personnel with the proper procedures for handling or working with
that substance. The MSDS supplements the information provided on
the container’s label.
The information contained within these webpages is supplied
with the understanding that Colorado State University does not intend
any endorsement of a specific product, nor is discrimination intended
toward any product included in or omitted from this website. |
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Types
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The Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) defines a
label as the written, printed, or graphic matter
on or attached to the pesticide or device or any of its containers
or wrappers. Labeling is defined as all labels
and all other written, printed, or graphic matter accompanying the
pesticide or device at any time; or to which reference is made on
the label or in literature accompanying the pesticide or device.
FIFRA makes it unlawful to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent
with its labeling.
FIFRA Section
3 registration outlines pesticide registration requirements
that manufacturers must follow. Section 3 products are the most
familiar labeled products. Most pesticides are registered this way.
In addition to Section 3 registration, FIFRA authorizes the conditional
use of pesticides through Special
Local Needs (Section 24c), Emergency
Exemptions (Section 18), and Minimum
Risk Pesticides (Section 25b) provisions. |
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Label
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The pesticide applicator has a legal
obligation to read and follow not only the label instructions attached
to the product, but also all material to which the label refers
(i.e., Worker Protection Standard). |
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CEPEP
Factsheets |
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Links |
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| Crop
Data Management Systems
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Search CDMS using product or manufacturer name
- C & P Press
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Search Bluebook
for Turf & Ornamental services using product or manufacturer
name
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Search Greenbook
for Agricultural services using product or manufacturer
name
- Colorado
Special Local Needs
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Information regarding 24(c)
labels
- Colorado
Emergency Exemptions
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Information regarding Section
18 exemptions
- Colorado
Pesticide Registration Query
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The Colorado Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Section
has a query site on their web page that will be updated daily
so that you can determine if a product is registered for the
current year. The site is best searched using Microsoft Internet
Explorer. The site can be searched using the EPA Registration
Number or the product name. If using the product name it is
important to note that it must be the full and complete name
to get a match. The use of the wild card(%) may produce an extensive
list.
- Colorado
Pesticide Information Retrival System
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Contains information pertaining to pesticides currently registered
by the Colorado Department of Agriculture for distribution and
sale in Colorado and is provided for informational purposes
only. The information may or may not include restrictions specific
to Colorado. The data that supports these search features are
derived from two different sources - the Colorado Division of
Plant Industry Pesticide Section and the USEPA's Office of Pesticide
Programs - Pesticide Product Information System (PPIS). This
pesticide information is updated approximately once a month.
- Mosquito
Management Product Labels and MSDS
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A database of mosquito management products (larvacides and
adulticides) registered for sale, distribution and use within
Colorado. The database is a collection of pesticide labels and
MSDS which have been approved by CDA's Pesticide Section. This
information is provided for informational purposes only. The
labels were current as of June 29, 2004.
- Pesticide
Product Information System (PPIS)
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The PPIS contains information concerning all pesticide products
registered in the United States. It includes registrant names
and address, chemical ingredients, toxicity category, product
names, distributor brand names, site/pest uses, pesticidal type,
formulation code, and registration status. The files located
in this download area are presented in ASCII to enable interested
parties to access them using a variety of database and spreadsheet
software.
- Pesticide
Product Label System (PPLS)
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The PPLS is a collection of images, in multi-page TIFF format,
of pesticide labels which have been approved by EPA's Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) under Section 3 of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The collection contains
the initially approved label for pesticide products registered
under FIFRA Section 3 as well as subsequent versions of labels
which have changed via amendment or notification. Labels can
be searched by company number or product number.
- Federal Restricted
Use Pesticides
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