The bill introduces a new section, 487.082, to the Florida Pesticide Law, which establishes that a products liability action based on failure to warn cannot be initiated for any pesticide registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), provided that the pesticide's label meets certain specified conditions. These conditions include that the label must be approved by the EPA, consistent with the latest human health risk assessment under FIFRA, and aligned with the EPA's carcinogenicity classification of the pesticide.
However, the bill includes an exception that maintains liability for manufacturers if the EPA determines that they knowingly withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed material information regarding the pesticide's human health risks or carcinogenicity to secure or maintain label approval. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.