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PRO-MATE UL 30-30
- EPA Reg No: 5905-589
- Registrant: HELENA AGRI-ENTERPRISES, LLC, D/B/A HELENA CHEMICAL COMP
- Signal word: Caution
- Active ingredients: Piperonyl butoxide (30%); Permethrin (30%)
- Label accepted: 2023-12-06
- Source PDF: https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/005905-00589-20231206.pdf
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, DC 20460
OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
December 6, 2023
Bill Washburn Registration Manager Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Helena Chemical Company 225 Schilling Blvd., Suite 300 Collierville, TN 38017
Subject: Registration Review Label Mitigation for Permethrin Product Name: PRO-MATE UL 30-30 EPA Registration Number: 5905-589 Application Date: 11/6/2020 Decision Number: 567742
Dear Bill Washburn:
The Agency, in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, has completed reviewing all the information submitted with your application to support the Registration Review of the above referenced product in connection with the Permethrin Interim Decision and has concluded that your submission is acceptable. The label referred to above, submitted in connection with registration under FIFRA, as amended, is acceptable.
Should 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 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) list 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. Therefore, should the Agency find or if it is brought to our attention that a website contains false or misleading statements or claims substantially differing from the EPA approved registration, the website will be referred to the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
A stamped copy of your labeling is enclosed for your records. This labeling supersedes all previously accepted labeling. You must submit one copy of the final printed labeling before you release the product for shipment with the new labeling. In accordance with 40 CFR 152.130(c), you may distribute or sell this product under the previously approved labeling for 12 months from the date of this letter. After 12 months, you may only distribute or sell this product if it bears this new revised labeling or subsequently
Page 2 of 2 EPA Reg. No. 5905-589 Decision No. 567742 approved labeling. “To distribute or sell” is defined under FIFRA section 2(gg) and its implementing regulation at 40 CFR 152.3. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact Carolyn Smith by phone at (202) 566- 2273, or via email at smith.carolyn@epa.gov. Sincerely, Kelly Sherman Chief, Risk Management & Implementation Branch III Pesticide Re-evaluation Division Office of Pesticide Programs Enclosure K elly Sherman
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