# Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.710; use conditions is surfactants and related adjuvants added to pesticide use dilutions by grower or applicant prior to application to growing crop, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions
- **Jurisdiction:** US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** permitted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** 21 CFR 172.710 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** surfactants and related adjuvants added to pesticide use dilutions by grower or applicant prior to application to growing crop _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The following surfactants and related adjuvants may be safely added to pesticide use dilutions by a grower or applicant prior to application to the growing crop

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU](https://referencesource.org/food-additive-approval-status-us-vs-eu/).