---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 152.10"
title: "40"
number: "152.10"
heading: "Products that are not pesticides because they are not intended for a pesticidal purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/152.10"
---

# §152.10. Products that are not pesticides because they are not intended for a pesticidal purpose.


A product that is not intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate a pest, or to defoliate, desiccate or regulate the growth of plants, is not considered to be a pesticide. The following types of products or articles are not considered to be pesticides unless a pesticidal claim is made on their labeling or in connection with their sale and distribution:

- (a) Deodorizers, bleaches, and cleaning agents;
- (b) Products not containing toxicants, intended only to attract pests for survey or detection purposes, and labeled accordingly;
- (c) Products that are intended to exclude pests only by providing a physical barrier against pest access, and which contain no toxicants, such as certain pruning paints to trees.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 53 FR 15975, May 4, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136-136y; Subpart U is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 9701.