# HM-1821-A Herbicide - EPA Reg No: **5905-641** - Registrant: HELENA AGRI-ENTERPRISES, LLC, D/B/A HELENA CHEMICAL COMP - Signal word: Caution - Active ingredients: S-Metolachlor (41.45%); Tolpyralate (1.12%) - Label accepted: 2025-05-14 - Source PDF: https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/005905-00641-20250514.pdf --- Notification ABN or Label Acceptable v.20220527 May 14, 2025 Jay ne Walz Registration Manager Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Helena Chemical Company 225 Schilling Blvd., Suite 300 Collierville, Tennessee 38017 Su bject: Notification per PRN 98-10 – Correcting a Typographical Error Product Name: HM-1821-A Herbicide EPA Registration Number: 5905-641 Application Date: October 19, 2023 Case Number: 489461 Dear Jayne Walz: T he Agency is in receipt of your Application for Pesticide Notification under Pesticide Registration Notice (PRN) 98-10 for the above referenced product. The Registration Division (RD) has conducted a review of this request for its applicability under PRN 98-10 and finds that the action requested falls within the scope of PRN 98-10. S hould you wish to add/retain a reference to the company’s website on your label, then please be aware that the website becomes labeling under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and is subject to review by the Agency. If the website is false or misleading, the product would be misbranded and unlawful to sell or distribute under FIFRA section 12(a)(1)(E). 40 CFR 156.10(a)(5) lists examples of statements EPA may consider false or misleading. In addition, regardless of whether a website is referenced on your product’s label, claims made on the website may not substantially differ from those claims approved through the registration process. 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