### Question
How is the term pesticide chemical defined?


### Answer
The term **pesticide chemical** is defined in *21 U.S.C. § 321* as the following:

> any substance that is a pesticide within the meaning of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.], including all active and inert ingredients of such pesticide

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 321*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT > SUBCHAPTER II-DEFINITIONS**

