{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-152.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 152.10","heading":"Products that are not pesticides because they are not intended for a pesticidal purpose.","body":"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:\n(a) Deodorizers, bleaches, and cleaning agents;\n(b) Products not containing toxicants, intended only to attract pests for survey or detection purposes, and labeled accordingly;\n(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.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS","PART 152—PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"d4b06a7dbb7ad048aede88c73626c08206d3a2f010f1b97f4bf8716386a6ab8f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-152.8","next":"us/40-cfr-152.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}