Introduction to Bilingual Labeling

The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5), enacted on December 29, 2022, amended the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requiring Spanish language translation for sections of end-use product labels where translation is available in the EPA Spanish Translation Guide for Pesticide Labeling (or Spanish Translation Guide). Beginning on December 29, 2025, product labels on restricted use pesticide products and agricultural use products with the highest toxicity (category 1) will be required to bear Spanish language translations for the health and safety sections. Following this first phase, pesticide labels must include these translations on a rolling schedule depending on the type of product and the toxicity category, with the most hazardous and toxic pesticide products requiring translation first. All pesticide labels must have translations by 2030. The translations must appear on the pesticide product container or must be provided through a hyperlink or other readily accessible electronic method.

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EPA wants to ensure the transition to bilingual labeling increases accessibility for pesticide users, pesticide applicators and farmworkers to make pesticides safer for humans and the environment.  The Agency intends to update these website resources as various PRIA 5 requirements and deadlines are met, and new information is available.

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Visit EPA.gov for more information

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https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/bilingual-labeling

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