EPA Sued Over Pesticide In Pet Flea Collars Feared To Cause Neurological Damage In Kids

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The Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) has filed a lawsuit this month against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency because the agency has failed, after years of petitions from the group, to remove two pesticides from pet flea collars – propoxur and tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP).  They are known to cause neurological and other problems in small animals, and are considered possible and probable human carcinogens.

Miriam Rotkin-Ellman, a scientist with the NRDC’s health and environment program, expressed on her blog that while the EPA has made progress in that while “most neurotoxic pesticides have been banned or severely restricted for use in the home, propoxur and TCVP in flea collars have been overlooked and continue to pose a serious health threat.

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