Pesticides; Flexible Packaging; Child Resistant Packaging Requirements; Notice of Clarification
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Abstract
In the Federal Register of February 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) announced it had determined that pesticide products marketed in flexible packaging (e.g., pouches) 20 fluid ounces or less in size with labeling either directly recommending residential use or reasonably interpreted to permit residential use are subject to the Child Resistant Packaging (CRP) mitigation measures, regardless of acute toxicity requirements, based on the visual similarity of the packaging design to children's food products. With this document, the Agency is clarifying that the flexible packaging intended to be addressed by the determination is the packaging known as flexible spouted pouches, also known as a spouted pouch, spouted pouch and cap, or fitment pouch. The determination does not apply to non- spouted flexible packaging such as the flexible packaging of household cleaning wipes and pet spot on pipettes or applicators.
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