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Consultation on Guidance for Designing Marketplace Labels of Domestic Class Pest Control Products, Regulatory Proposal PRO2010-03
Notice to the reader: The online consultation is now closed. Comments and suggestions received during the public consultation period are being considered in the finalization of this document. The final report will be made available as soon as possible.
19 February 2010
HC Pub: 091210
ISBN: 978-1-100-14623-2 (print version)
ISBN: 978-1-100-14624-9 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-8/2010-3E (print version)
Catalogue number: H113-8/2010-3E-PDF (PDF version)
To obtain an electronic copy of the document, Regulatory Proposal PRO2010-03, Guidance for Designing Marketplace Labels of Domestic Class Pest Control Products, please contact our publications office.
Should you require further information please contact the Pest Management Information Service.
Summary
The principal purpose of the Pest Control Products Act is to protect people and the environment from the risks associated with the use of pest control products. Pest control product labels are intended to play a vital role by communicating appropriate information to the user.
Pest control product labels describe what the product is intended to control, how to use it safely, how to dispose of it and what to do in case of emergencies. They also communicate hazard information and provide practical advice on risk mitigation such as personal protective equipment, storage conditions, buffer zones and sensitive habitats. For this reason, labels should be designed so they are easy to read and understand.
Regulatory Proposal PR02010-03, Guidance for Designing Marketplace Labels of Domestic Class Pest Control Products, proposes guidance to help improve the presentation of information on labels found in the marketplace. It recommends ways to help ensure the text is easy to read and the graphic elements are easy to understand.
This guidance for designing marketplace labels of Domestic Class pest control products is proposed to be implemented voluntarily. The PMRA will recommend that applicants and registrants use this guidance when developing new pest control product labels.
The PMRA will accept written comments on Regulatory Proposal PRO2010-03, Guidance for Designing Marketplace Labels of Domestic Class Pest Control Products, up to 90 days of publication of the Regulatory Proposal.
To assist in undertaking an effective consultation, please consider the following when preparing your feedback:
- Explain your views as clearly and as concisely as possible.
- Be sure to distinguish between what you support and what you object to in the proposal.
- Provide the rationale for your views and concerns, and whenever possible support these with facts, data or specific examples.
- Offer alternative wording or approaches.
- Describe any assumptions that you used.
- If you have concerns regarding the potential costs of implementing the proposal or certain aspects of it, please provide specific information about the nature of those burdens and costs, an estimate of the costs, an explanation of how you arrived at the estimate, and any suggestions for how costs could be reduced.
- Provide copies of any technical information or data you used in your comments.
Send your written comments by e-mail, fax or regular mail to Publications. The PMRA will consider all comments received before making a final decision on the proposed guidance for designing marketplace labels of Domestic Class pest control products.
