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1 Are pesticides safe?
2 How does the government regulate pesticides?
3 What types of pesticides should I use?
4 How can I get information about a specific pesticide?
5 How do I find out how much pesticide residue can remain in or on a food or commodity?
6 How can I know if I will have a problem from a pesticide exposure?
7 What are antimicrobial products and how do they work?
8 Are there alternatives to chemical pesticides for home use?
9 What is DEET?
10 What are the requirements for distribution of an EPA-registered product by another company? How does a company become registered to do this?
11 How do I report a complaint about an applicator / exterminator?
12 Can aerosol cans containing pesticides be punctured by a disposal facility if the label states "do not puncture or incinerate"?
13 “Kits” that contain multiple products. These kits often contain one or more FIFRA-regulated products, along with, in some cases, one or more non-FIFRA products. [Four questions about various situations.]
14 Does the distributor who imports a pesticide to be relabeled need to be registered to direct its third-party public wharehouse to affix pesticide labels on the registrant's behalf? Or does the warehouse need to be registered? Or both?
15 I'm chemically sensitive, how can I be notified if my neighbors have applied pesticides?

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