KENTUCKY ECONOMIC POISONS REPORT, 1968 9
INTRODUCTION
During the period January 1 through December 31, 1968, 460 pesticide samples
were analyzed.
E LABELING REQUIREMENTS
Chemicals that require registration under the Kentucky Economic Poisons Law
must bear a label stating directions for use, which, if complied with, are con-
sidered adequate for the protection of the public. with few exceptions, the label
must contain a warning or caution statement, designed to prevent injury to man
and other vertebrate animals, vegetation, or other useful living things. The
’ front or display side of the label should also bear the statement "Keep Out Of
Reach Of Children." If the product is shipped in interstate com erce, the label
fshould bear the Federal registration number.
The label of the product must also contain a guaranteed analysis which shows
either the name and percentage of each active ingredient together with the total
percentage of the inert ingredients, or the names of each active ingredient in the
descending order of their percentages together with the name of each and the total
percentage of the inert ingredients. The ingredient statement of any product may
be of either form except in the case of compounds, which are highly toxic to man.
The ingredient statement for products containing highly toxic compounds must list
’the name and percentage of each active ingredient. Highly toxic materials may
also be required to be colored or discolored for the protection of the public
health.
The label provides the public with information on the uses of and the precau-
tions to be taken in using all economic poisons sold in Kentucky. The name and
address of the manufacturer or distributor, the net weight or measure of the con-
tents of any package or bottle, and the brand or trademark under which the product
is sold must appear on the label.
FIELD INSPECTION
In order to adequately enforce the provision of the act, field inspectors
are authorized to collect samples of economic poisons and devices and to enter
any car, warehouse, store, etc. supposed to contain economic poisons or devices,
for the purpose of inspection or sampling. They are also authorized to issue
and enforce a written or printed stop sale or removal order on a lot of economic
poison when the material being offered for sale is in violation of any of the
provisions of the Kentucky Economic Poisons Law. They are authorized to hold this
material at a designated place.
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Field inspectors are in a position to explain the various aspects of the
Kentucky Economic Poisons Law so that dealers and users of pesticide products
will have an understanding of this act.
PESTICIDE—FERTILIZER MIXTURES
An important group of specialty products are the products in which an insec-
Lticide, herbicide, or other economic poison is incorporated into a fertilizer.
Because of the nature of these products, special regulations are employed in their
registration. For example, an insecticide incorporated into a fertilizer is manu-
factured usually to be applied to the ground and, therefore, will be effective
only against certain soil-inhabiting pests. Another inherent restriction in the
use of these products may be in the method or in the time of application of either
of the component parts of the product.