Table 1.
An overview of the insecticide classification schemes in use today. Note all but the two schemes in the shaded rows base their classification on vertebrate toxicity.
| Organization | Standard | Year Enacted |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | Council Directive 67/548/EEC | 1967 |
| US Environmental Protection Agency | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIRFA) | 1972 |
| World Health Organization | Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard | 1975 |
| IOBC 1 | Pesticides Side-Effects Standards | 1985 |
| IRAC 2 | Mode of Action Classification Scheme | 2001 |
| United Nations | Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals | 2002 |
1 IOBC: International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control; 2 IRAC: Insecticide Resistance Action Committee.