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EPA Declares Prions to be Pests, Requires Efficacy Data for Prion Pesticides

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule declaring prions (proteinaceous infectious particles) to be pests under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. EPA will require efficacy data for pesticide products with prion-related claims, it said. The final rule…

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also announced the availability of final test guidelines on generating product performance data for prion pesticide products. The final rule is effective April 29.