# BLAZER 2S HERBICIDE

- EPA Reg No: **7969-80**
- Registrant: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US, LLC
- Signal word: Danger
- Active ingredients: Sodium acifluorfen (21.4%)
- Label accepted: 1996-03-14
- Source PDF: https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/007969-00080-19960314.pdf

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... UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
MAR 1 4 1996 
Karen R. Blundell 
BASF CorpoJ:ation 
P.O. Box 13528 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 
Dear Mr. Blundell: 
Subject· Revised Labeling - Addition of Groundwater Advisory 
Blazer 25 Herbicide 
EPA Registration No. 7969-80 
Your Submission Dated January 10, 1995 
The labeling referred to above, submitted in connection with 
registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act, as amended, is acceptable with the following 
provisions: 
1) Rewrite the oral statement and note to physician in the 
Statements of Practical Treatment to read as follows: 
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"If swallowed: Call a doctor or get medici!l attention. Do 
not induce vomiting. Drink promptly a large quantity of milk, 
egg whites, gelatin solution, or. if these are not available, 
drink large quantities of water. Avoid alcohol." 
"Note to physician: Probable mucosal damage may 
contraindicate the use of gastric lavage." 
Delete the phrase " •.. if irritation persists" from the end of 
the "If on skin" statement in the Statement of Practical 
Treatment. 
The Precautionary Statements should bfl revised to read as 
follows: 
"Corrosive. Causes irreversible eye damage. Harmful if 
swallowed, absorbed through skin or inhaled. Do not get in 
eyes or on clothing. Avoid contact with skin and breathing 
vapor or spray mist." 
4) Revise the statement beginning "Do not contaminate water ... " 
occurring in the Environmental Hazards section to read "Do not 
contaminate water by disposal of equipment washwaters." 
5) Add the requirement of chemical-resistant headgear for 
overhead exposure to the list of personal protective equipment 
n~cessary for early re-enl:ry within the Agricultural Use 
Requirements box. 
EPA Form 1320-1 (12-70) OFFICIAL FILE COPY

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6) Add the appropriate EPA Establishment Number. 
A stamped copy is enclosed for your records. Please submit one (1) 
final printed copy for the referenced label, incorporating the 
above changes, before releasing the product for shipmant. 
Enclosure 
Sincerely yours, 
Joanne I. Miller 
Produc.t Manager (23) 
Fungicide-Herbicide Branch 
Registration Div:~sion (7S0SC) 
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BASF 
herbicide 
)Postemergence Herbicide 
yor use on soybeans. peanuls and rice. 
Aclive Ingredienl· 
Sodium sail of acifluorfen 
SodllJln 5 ·12 ·chloro·" (I"fluoromethyl) pi l"n" x y 1 
2-nitrobcrlloatc 
Iner1 Ingredients 
faTAL 
• Equivalent to 2 pound~; ~]ctlve II)OIt:dH~nt per U~lllon, 
EPA neo. No !'J(,')--ilO 
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN . 
. DANGER/PELIGRO 
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)Si lJstcd no cnticndc 13 ctlJ.llJcta, bu~qlJC a alOU1P1l para que S!~ IJ (lxpllqUt~ d ustt:d 
(If YOl! do not understand this labe!, iJfld ~OqH~(HH~ to expl~lIfl It to you 1/1 \detall l ' 
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Statement of Practical T rCdtITlCllt 
If if' eyes", Flush with larne 3nlOlHlt~) of welter tor at I{~'l~t 1~) IllIlHJt(~~, (,et IllP<iW.l1 
attention. 
If on skin: Wash wilh plenty of SO.1p ;lIlel water C()flsult a physICian" irritallOIl 
pcrsist$. 
If swollowed: LJilule by QiyiliO ") OI.1s""s of wall" to drillk and c<111 a pliy"iu,,,l. N"YI'I 
give Jnythino by rnolJth to Jrl 1IIlCOIl~CtOUS pcr:,()fl. 
Note to physician: Lrne.';i\ i;. ri~COfTHTll'rl(j(~d 
Hr:fcr to addition,it preLHltiOfLlry ~,t;ltf~fllf'rlt.'\, whIch ;lppC.H or) th{~ follnwlfiO p.IOP', of 
(Iw, l;li",1 
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U:;p ttl!!; pH)dutt only ill ;Jc(;ord,l[)C'! \tvith It'~ l:d)oliflU illid with tho 'r'Vulkflr' J'f()t(,Gtl()r~ 
:;tandard. 40 CHI parI 170. Heier II> "lJpplc'ncntal l"belill~1 under' A(lflC«ltur,1I U,;·, 
Hf;C1llirnrnont:;- in thtl nin!di{)l1~ i O( tJ:~~~ f()j,.~illfc)\Jn;ltion aiJolJt this ~ .. t.lnI.L.HtJ. 
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Prec<JLJtiona ry 
Statements 
HAZARDS TO HUMANS (AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMAU;). . ... -. .'" .. ' ... '.' ... 
Dis~ard ... clothiIl9H,atld ..•• ·.·.}?!D~ 
absorbent ··.··rTlIiteriil.;Ullit> l'K!ye 
d ' . h6d';,J'iC"ti<lIiWly 
~ri~8 m i~~~dis~fi~tt'''i~ik 
product's cOllc~l)fu!ta"pci:r.pt 
re usef hem :;"<1: ollciIN 
manufacturer:s .. j~tfudions;fc,r 
cleaning~M . mair\is'lnini! . prE. 
II no such instructions . for 
washables, use detergent and 
hot water. Keep Bod was PPE 
separately from othPr laundry. 
EngineeringCc:mtrols Statement; 
Whenhand!ers .. use.cl?s!)d 
systems .,ei'lclosedeabs,;.Gbc 
aircralti~a manner that meets 
the requirements listed in the 
Worker Protoction Standard 
(WPSJ for agricultural pesticides 
(40 CFR 170.240 (d) (4·6)). the 
handler PPE requirements may 
be reducod or modified as 
specified in the WI'S. 
User Safety 
Recommendations -. ~.-,-" ,-,,- ... ,\~,... "', -, 
Environmental Hazards 
POi v· teR &M.ttet ... 'b~~. Do not 
apply directly to water. to areas 
where surface water is present 
or to intertidal areas below the 
mean,high w~ter mar".,e=p' a~ 
.s1'l4-i*.~ .1"'I4+t1~ IQ,be,\ ~r 4.fpl,ad"ICI'I'" 
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Do not contaminate water by 
cleaning of equipment or 
disposal of wastes. 
Do not apply when weather 
conditions favor drift from 
target area, 
Directions for use 
It is a violation of Federal law to 
use this product in a manner 
inconsistent with its labeling. 
Do not apply thIS product in a 
way that will contact workers 
or other persons. either directly 
or through drift. Only protected 
handlers may be in the area 
during appltcalton. 
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- Groundwater Advisory 
rlesiduf'..5 of ClcinlJorfen have 0<><:" 
fpund in groundwiJlcr ilS a result 01 
~fJriclJltLJr3IlJse. ~!se of tl1l~; product III 
area~ where soil:; aro per mc .. lble. ~;uch 
;is ::'>(')Ild and !".,otls wi1h I03rny ~xu\(i tex-
turc..<;, and where water tab!f~s (He ~;h;ll­
low could rr!.:";utt in cont(lfTlif)dtiorJ of 
qr(~JrxJwatfY. Ih" Iltilliatlon of ""'pltxf 
water in the~;n arc!~t) wdll()u(~;J;~~ the 
likr>ihood of contillllimtion. 
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For allY reqlmcITwnts spj~cdH' to 
your State or T flbe, consult Ow 
agency responsible for p~stlclde 
regulation. 
Agricultural Use 
RequJremElllts 
Do nofe~ter'orall~\¥irro~t 
entry into tre'atedarei$;dlii:itig 
the' restrlcted>entiy'il'lterval 
(REI) of48~91.1C~.;P!,~teQufed 
for early entry to ti'eatedareas 
that . Ispermftted '~ndllf')the 
WOrker"Protec~lon>;',Stli~da1-d 
ondthat involvescoiltac;t.'~ith 
ariytliitig it1aih~¥'~'jf~g~; 
such' asplanis;soir:ot;,~ater, 
is: 
• Coyoralls 
•. waterproof .OIOyos 
• Shoes plus'sock5 
• Protective eyew~~ __ 
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