Welcome to a new update about the fertiliser and biostimulant legislations!
We continue our tour through the United States of America with Washington state's plant biostimulant & fertiliser legislations and registration procedures.
Here's the beginning of the update to get your mouth watering for the full text on our page ;) :
"In a nutshell, in Washington State, biostimulants are regulated based on their function: as fertilizers if supplying nutrients, or as pesticides if altering plant growth or defense. Registration with WSDA is required for each category; there is no separate biostimulant registration pathway.
It means that if the biostimulant’s primary purpose is to supply substances to plants (for example, humic acids or kelp extracts for nutrition, it is regulated as a fertilizer under the Commercial Fertilizer Act (RCW 15.54) and corresponding rules (WAC 16-200). If, in turn, a plant biostimulant claims to regulate plant growth physiologically or improve pest/disease resistance (such as acting as a plant regulator, stimulating growth beyond simple nutrition, or inducing defense responses), it is regulated as a pesticide under the Washington Pesticide Control Act (RCW 15.58). Plain and simple.
If the biostimulant falls under the fertiliser law, it... "
The update then continues on with :
- explaining what you need to do in case your plant biostimulant falls under the fertiliser law.
- The costs involved with your registration.
- And lastly, how the procedure might change in case your product is waste derived or micronutrient based.
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The sciBASICS Team.