The role of the EPA in the regulation of antimicrobial pesticides in the United States
Abstract
Following the series of articles on the regulation of biocides in Europe (Pesticide Outlook, 2003, 14(2), 65-75), Frank T. Sanders, Director of the Antimicrobials Division of the US-EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, describes how the USA regulates what it terms "antimicrobial pesticides".