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FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act)
Definition
A comprehensive federal statute that grants the EPA authority to regulate pesticide registration, labeling, and use. Under FIFRA, manufacturers must obtain EPA approval for pesticide labels before marketing products, and the EPA sets mandatory labeling requirements that manufacturers must follow.
Examples
- •The EPA approved Monsanto's herbicide label under FIFRA, and the question is whether FIFRA preempts state law claims based on allegedly inadequate labeling