ABSTRACT
Adjuvants which are intended to enhance or modify the effectiveness of pesticides to which they are added in the spray tank require registration. General data requirements to satisfy the safety, merit, and value criteria of the Pest Control Products Act are presented. For end-use formulations, the applicant must provide a complete Control Product Specification Form identifying each component, its supplier and percent by weight in the formulation, specific gravity, etc. For the active ingredient(s) more detailed information is required, such as composition, method of manufacture, quality control methods, chemical, and physical properties. There is some possibility that the addition of an adjuvant to a pesticide spray mixture for application to a food crop or to livestock could result in higher residues of the pesticide in or on the crop or animal product than are allowable under the Food and Drugs Act.
