Moments of crisis can bring out the best in people, but unfortunately it can also bring out the worst. There are a number of cases where individuals have attempted to profit from the current Coronavirus pandemic through the sale of cleaning or disinfection products that turn out to be ineffective against this virus, or are simply fake products that have no cleaning ability at all.
On January 29, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency activated its Emerging Viral Pathogens Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticides. This guidance allows registrants who already have existing EPA-registered surface disinfectants to include an efficacy statement on their product label regarding viral pathogens (and more specifically SARS-CoV-2).
EPA has posted guidance on the submission of applications. Applications should include:
Registrants should also submit a revised master label with a separate section for emerging viral pathogen claims that includes the generic claim statements identified in Attachment I of the Emerging Viral Pathogens guidance document.
Additional information can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/emerging-viral-pathogen-claims-sars-cov-2-submission-information-registrants
The current list of disinfectants can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2
Please contact our firm if you have any questions regarding this process or the Emerging Viral Pathogens Guidance.
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