40 CFR § 152.10 - Products that are not pesticides because they are not intended for a pesticidal purpose.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s152.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 152.10 - Products that are not pesticides because they are not intended for a pesticidal purpose."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "152.10"
section_name: "Products that are not pesticides because they are not intended for a pesticidal purpose."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "152"
part_name: "PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 136-136y; Subpart U is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 9701."
cfr_part: "152"
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# 152.10 Products that are not pesticides because they are not intended for a pesticidal purpose.
A product that is not intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate a pest, or to defoliate, desiccate or regulate the growth of plants, is not considered to be a pesticide. The following types of products or articles are not considered to be pesticides unless a pesticidal claim is made on their labeling or in connection with their sale and distribution:
(a) Deodorizers, bleaches, and cleaning agents;
(b) Products not containing toxicants, intended only to attract pests for survey or detection purposes, and labeled accordingly;
(c) Products that are intended to exclude pests only by providing a physical barrier against pest access, and which contain no toxicants, such as certain pruning paints to trees.