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PA EPA ISSUES REVISED PESTICIDE LABEL MANUAL

Release Date: 02/19/97
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PA EPA ISSUES REVISED PESTICIDE LABEL MANUAL

FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1997

EPA ISSUES REVISED PESTICIDE LABEL MANUAL AND MAKES ALL PESTICIDE LABELS AVAILABLE ON
CD-ROM DISK

EPA has issued a second edition of its "Label Review Manual" and is making it publicly available. The manual reflects current EPA policy and serves both as an aide for Agency employees responsible for reviewing pesticide product labels and as guidance for registrants responsible for preparing all product labels. The goal of the new manual is to improve the quality and the consistency of all labels on pesticide products. The manual order number is PB 97-117667 and can be obtained by calling the National Technical Information Service at 703-487-4650; fax 703-321-8547. Electronic access to the manual can be obtained at the following two Internet addresses: gopher.epa.gov - under rules and regulations -- and on the Internet at http:\\www.pestlaw.com. The Agency has also converted all pesticide product labels dating back to l971 from microfiche to CD-ROM format and is making these available to the public. The 26 disk set improves access to information on the labels and reduces the cost of retriving this information.  The disks contain images of the registered pesticide products which are indexed by company, product and date. The retrieval program allows users to search by registration number, or partial number when the complete number is unknown. The basic cost of the disk set (PB-97-594040) is $388 in the United States; $776 outside the United States.  Updates, which EPA will produce three times annually, are $84 each. Orders can be placed by calling the National Technical Information System (see above).

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