In addition to federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements on the sale of pesticides in the United States, further requirements apply for sales on certain pesticide products at the state level. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) requires the registration of certain pesticides sold in the State of California. Amazon checks all pesticide products to confirm whether they are registered in the State of California according to the CDPR requirements. Pesticide products requiring registration that are not active in the CDPR database cannot be sold into California. Note: This restriction will not remove the products from sale in the Amazon store, but it does mean that the product will not be available for sale into California until it is registered with…

Amazon verifies brand name and UPC authenticity by checking the GS1 database. Information that does not match the GS1 database is being considered invalid, and those listings are being suspended.