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How to apply for the DfE logo for products riot currently certified

To apply for DfE certification, review is required from OPPT and OPP—please see the steps in the diagram below. For products containing
DfE-approved active ingredients, OPPT review takes up to 8 weeks once the submission is received from the third-party reviewer, and the OPP
registration and review process takes up to 5 months (depending on the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) action code). Non-DfE-
approved active ingredients require additional review steps and an extended timeline.

In most cases, applicants should complete the OPPT review process before engaging with the OPP's Antimicrobials Division. If you would like to
pursue concurrent review, EPA recommends that you first reach out to DfE Support@abtassoc.com and your Antimicrobials Division product
manager for an initial coordination meeting.

For more information, including the review process for supplemental distributor products, contact thompson.tonv@epa.gov.

OPPT Review Process

OPP Registration and Review Process

Applicant

Submits its application for
partnership to qualified third-party
reviewer.

Third-Party
Reviewer

Third-Party
Reviewer

Reviews all product ingredients
against DfE criteria and develops
chemical profiles.

Communicates findings to
applicant.

No

Applicant makes
necessary improvements
& re-submits application

Performs QA on third-party

OPPT

assessment and confirms that

(Safer Choice)

ingredients meet DfE criteria for



human health and the environment.





1



Discusses its assessment with

OPPT

applicant and third-party reviewer.

(Safer Choice)

/Uses a DfE-



/ approved active



and meets OPPT's y



\. certification /



\requirements?/

Applicant

N. /

makes

/

necessary



improvements &

\ Yes

re-submits

( DfE partnership ^ No

application

V agreement signed. J

Submits PRIA application for new

product registration or for label
amendment, as appropriate. More
information:

https://www.eDa.gov/Desticide-

reqistration/

The OPPT review must be complete before the OPP AD review can begin

Applicant

Reviews submission.

OPP

(Antimicrobials
Division)

OPP (Antimicrobials Division)

Applicant

Sends pre-determination
notification to applicant along with
possible labeling annotation
requests.

Submits final printed label with all
annotations addressed.

Application approved. Applicant\
receives EPA-stamped, \
accepted label for sale and J
distribution.	J

Applicant makes necessary improvements & re-submits application

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