A song in the key of deception

By Josh Israel

“A think tank did the counting. The numbers still could rise. Total what we were told before the war: 935 lies.”...

EPA cracks down on flea, tick labels in wake of Center probe

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

The Environmental Protection Agency is ordering clearer labels for all “spot-on” flea and tick treatments applied directly to dogs’ and cats

Hartz Mountain disputes our story on pets and pesticides; the Center responds

By M.B. Pell

Earlier this month, the Center received a five-page “open letter” from Hartz Mountain Corporation alleging that our 12/16/08 story, Pets and

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pyrethrin":

"… at contention relied on The Veterinary Journal piece, which stated that “Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids affect the voltage-dependant chloride channels found in t …"

"… isted below are the alleged omissions she cites, and quotes from our story:Pyrethrin and pyrethroid pesticides are less toxic than the organophosphate products …"

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California a step ahead in pesticide control

By Jillian Olsen

The environmental impact of pesticides containing pyrethroids is causing alarm in California where a small aquatic animal, which serves as a

Think twice before setting off a bug bomb

By M.B. Pell

Before setting off a neurotoxic bug bomb in your house, you might want to try a couple of less extreme measures first: maybe clean up a litt

'Safe' pesticides now first in poisonings

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

EPA data shows that the number of reported human health problems increased by about 300 percent over the past decade.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pyrethrin":

"… thrin and its accompanying impurities, according to the family’s lawsuit.Pyrethrins, extracted from the chrysanthemum plant, and their synthetic relatives,py …"

"… throids. Up to one in five Americans are susceptible to ragweed allergies. Pyrethrins are extracted from chrysanthemum plants and like the plant can trigger al …"

"… aining the compounds, declined to comment. Toxicologist Tom Osimitz of the Pyrethrins Joint Venture, an industry program, said that Pyrethrins and pyrethroids …"

"… ilments.The EPA backed off the labeling requirement after the industry’s Pyrethrin Task Force, composed of manufacturers of Pyrethrin products, conducted a s …"