PESTICIDE SAFETY FOR CONSUMERS
Remember: Always read and follow the EPA
approved pesticide label.
Pesticide safety is a matter of public
concern. All pesticides are poisons. Pesticides should only be used to control
a known pest and only when other, less toxic options have been tried and failed.
Pesticides should always be part of an integrated pest management system. "Exploring Urban Integrated Pest Managment: Activities
and Resources for Teaching K-6."
Consumers should be aware that the
federal Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 gave EPA categorical
authority to exclude pest control products which may include any of 63 naturally occurring
substances as exempt for EPA regulations. These products, often marketed as poison
free are untested as to their hazard to human health, the environment and non target
organisms, or on their ability to control pests.
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