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40 CFR 158.1736: Lice.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 40—Protection of Environment
- CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS
- PART 158—DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES
- Subpart R—Product Performance for Products Claiming Effectiveness Against Invertebrate Pests
(a) General. The table in this section applies to human lice. The product labeling claim determines the required test species. The required test species for a labeling claim appears in paragraph (b) of this section. The required performance standards appear in paragraph (c) of this section.
(b) Test species. For products making a claim against lice, the required test species for a labeling claim appear in the following table.
Table 1 to Paragraph (b)—Required Test Species for Products Making a Claim Against Lice
Labeling claim Required test species
Lice Testing on one of the following species is required: Head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) OR Body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus).
(c) Performance standards. For labeling claims against lice, a performance standard of 100 percent is required.
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