Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify

Consumers face limits on pesticide warning lawsuits

Beginning January 1, 2026, Georgia treats qualifying pesticide labels as sufficient warnings in state-law warning or labeling cases. The pesticide must be registered with Georgia or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Its label must be EPA-approved or consistent with the latest human health risk assessment under federal pesticide law. This limits consumers’ claims that these labels lack adequate health warnings. The exception requires an EPA finding that the manufacturer knowingly withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed important health-risk information to get or keep label approval.