EPA Asks Retailers to Remove Unsafe Rodenticides From Shelves
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Our Product Fresh Cab is a safe and humane solution to ridding your indoor storage areas from rodents. It is the only botanical rodent repellent on the market today that has been evaluated by the Federal EPA for safety and efficacy. Now that a safe and humane alternative is available to the public at an affordable price, the EPA is proposing the following risk mitigation measures:
• To minimize children’s exposure to rodenticide products used in homes, EPA would require that all rodenticide bait products available for sale to consumers be marketed only in tamper-resistant bait stations with solid bait blocks (as opposed to small pellets, for example). In addition to rodenticide baits, other affordable rodent control products such as spring traps and glue boards would remain available.
• To mitigate ecological risks, EPA would classify all bait products containing the active ingredients brodifacoum, bromadiolone, and difethialone as restricted use pesticides, available for purchase and use only by trained, certified pesticide applicators or persons under their direct supervision. These three rodenticides pose particularly significant risks to wildlife.
• To mitigate the risks associated with bait products containing any of these nine rodenticides, EPA would require that labels provide clearer directions to consumers on how to use rodenticide products while minimizing potential exposure to children, wildlife, and pets
