EPA Tracks Bilingual Warnings on Deadly Pesticide Bottles
Published Date: 12/12/2025
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Summary
The EPA is asking for approval to start tracking bilingual pesticide labels to make sure important safety info reaches more people. This affects pesticide makers who’ll need to provide label info in two languages. You’ve got until January 12, 2026, to share your thoughts, and this new tracking won’t cost businesses extra money—just a bit of paperwork.
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EPA will track bilingual pesticide labels
If you make, import, or register pesticide products, the EPA is starting a new information collection to track adoption of bilingual labeling and will require annual responses. The agency estimates 1,517 potential respondents, a total burden of 27,784 hours per year, and total annual costs of $3,648,965; the collection is mandatory under 40 CFR 152 and responses are annual.
Bilingual translations or scannable links required
PRIA 5 (most recently reauthorized December 29, 2022) requires that each registered pesticide product released for shipment include either the bilingual translations for parts of the label contained in EPA's Spanish Translation Guide or a scannable/electronic link to that translation on the product label. The rule language in FIFRA and EPA regulations is binding on EPA and on applicants/registrants.
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