The Label is the LAW: Read the Label

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The Label is the LAWRead the Label

• North Carolina Department of Agriculture and
  Consumer Services
• Food and Drug Protection Division - Pesticide
  Section

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Steps in the Registration Process

• Discovery of compound
• Greenhouse field efficacy studies
• Acute toxicology studies
• Chronic toxicology environmental fate studies
• Residue studies (for food crops)
• Risk assessment developed
• Submission of registration package to EPA
• Final labeling developed
• Marketing begins
• Approximately 5-10 years from discovery to market

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The Registrants Responsibility

• A registrant is a company that produces EPA
  registered pesticides
• A registrant must
• Produce at an approved EPA establishment
• Label containers with EPA approved labeling
• Guarantee contents as advertised

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Registrants Responsibility ...continued

• Steward the product by reporting adverse effects
  associated with the pesticide and by promoting
  safe judicious use of the product
• Keep production/disposal records
• Register the product in the state it will be
  offered for sale

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What information is found on a pesticide label?

• Brand name of pesticide
• Active ingredient(s)
• EPA reg. number and establishment number
• Keep Out Of The Reach Of Children
• Signal word (Caution, Warning, Danger)

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Information found on a label ...continued

• Precautionary statements - Hazards to Humans and
  Domestic Animals
• Statement of practical treatment
• Physical and environmental hazards, including
  drift issues
• Directions for use
• Storage and disposal
• Worker protection information

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The Users Responsibility

• Read the label
• Use according to label directions
• Storage
• Mix, load and use
• PPE
• Drift, water precautions, desirable vegetation
• Restricted areas
• Chemigation

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Disclaimer

• The following Trimec Classic label is
  incomplete.
• Use of the Trimec Classic label for
  instructional purposes does not constitute
  endorsement by the North Carolina Dept. of
  Agriculture Consumer Services.

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Active ingredients Whats in the container?

• Dimethylamine Salt of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic
  acid.25.93
• Dimethylamine Salt of 2-(2-methyl- 4
  -chlorophenoxy propionic acid)13.85
• Dimethylamine Salt of Dicamba, 3,6 dichloro-o-
  anisic acid....2.76
• Inert Ingredients...57.46

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

• Found under heading Precautionary Statements
• Indicates what PPE a mixer/loader must wear when
  handling the concentrated product.
• Indicates what PPE an applicator must wear when
  using the diluted product.

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PPE for using Trimec

• Long-sleeved shirt
• Long pants
• Shoes plus socks
• Chemical resistant gloves
• Eye protection (safety glasses, goggles,
  faceshield)
• Container gt 1 lt 5 gallons must wear coveralls

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Environmental Precautions

• Avoid drift or runoff since product toxic to
  aquatic invertebrates
• Do not apply directly to water
• Do not contaminate water when disposing of
  equipment wash-water
• Do not contaminate domestic or irrigation waters
• Do not apply when conditions favor drift away
  from target area
• Observe groundwater precautions

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The label is the law

• It is a violation of federal law to use this
  product in a manner inconsistent with its
  labeling

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What Laws?

• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
  Act (FIFRA)
• The North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 and
  attending Regulations. (G.S. 143 Article 52)

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Storage and Disposal

• Do not contaminate water, food, or feed by
  storage or disposal
• Where and how to store the product ?
  Store in original container in a locked storage
  area Keep from freezing
• Where and how to dispose of excess product?
  ...Use excess on a labeled site
• Where and how to dispose of container? Triple
  rinse (or equivalent)

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Use Precautions

• Specific chemical and physical hazards associated
  with the use of the product.
• Drift and volatilization
• Targets
• Chemigation allowance or prohibition
• Environmental conditions to avoid such as
  temperature and wind

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Directions for Use

• Labeled sites
• When to apply for best results
• Maximum rate per application / season
• Rate of application and carriers
• Application methods
• Pests controlled

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North Carolina Pesticide Storage Regulations

• NCAC 9L .1901- .1913

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Pesticide Storage Requirements
Three Categories of Pesticide Storage

• General storage requirements for all pesticides
• Storage requirements for commercial storage of
  any quantity of RUPs
• Contingency Plan requirement for large commercial
  facilities (10,000 or more pounds of formulated
  RUPs at any one time)

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General Storage Requirements

• Common sense, safety requirements for all
  pesticides
• Prevent leaking
• Facilitate inspection
• No unlabeled containers
• Do not store in any food, feed, beverage, or
  medicine container
• Do not store as to contaminate food, feed,
  beverage, eating utensils, tobacco, seed,
  fertilizer or other pesticides
• Store to prevent unauthorized access
• Free of combustibles and other fire hazards
• Label recommendations, i.e. temperatures and
  restricted sites for storage

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Restricted-Use Pesticides
In addition to the previous requirements

• Locked when unattended
• Pesticide storage warning sign posted Required
  language
• Absorptive material on hand for spills
• Do not store within 100 feet of public water
  supply or 50 feet from a private water supply
• Pre-fire plan (offsite copy and onsite copy on
  hand). Request annual inspection from fire
  department.
• Current inventory lists of RUPs updated every 30
  days
• Requires communication between facility and local
  fire department or emergency services managers.

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Contingency Plan
In addition to the previous 2 groups of
requirements

• Consists of what to do at the facility in case of
  fire, spill, explosion, or sudden release
• Very detailed plan.
• Have approved plan (PC-417) by NCDACS Inspector
• Do not store within 200 feet of schools,
  institutional facilities, hospitals, nursing
  homes.
• Requires communication between facility and local
  emergency responders to plan in advance of
  emergencies.