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

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pyrethroids":

"… egrity revealed serious problems with pyrethroid-based spot-on treatments. Pyrethroids are typically used in less-expensive products sold at grocery stores and b …"

Pets and pesticides: Let's be careful out there

By M.B. Pell and Jillian Olsen

Last June Diane Bromenschenkel applied a flea-and-tick product to her English pointer, Wings, so the dog wouldn’t get ticks while hunting ph

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pyrethroids":

"… never have used it,” said Bromenschenkel of the Bio Spot.The Debate Over PyrethroidsBio Spot contains a 45 percent solution of the active ingredient permethrin …"

EPA announces intensified evaluation of spot-on pet treatments

By M.B. Pell

Back in December, our story, Pets and Pesticides: Let’s Be Careful Out There, reported that an alarming number of deaths had been linked to
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EPA increases scrutiny of flea and tick treatments

By M.B. Pell

The Environmental Protection Agency stirred some excitement last month when it announced plans to begin “intensifying” the evaluation of spo

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 "Pyrethroids":

"… elied on The Veterinary Journal piece, which stated that “Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids affect the voltage-dependant chloride channels found in the brain, nerves, …"

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
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'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 "Pyrethroids":

"… also says the benefits of pest control outweigh the potential health risks.Pyrethroids, the synthetic form of pyrethrins, were developed because they do not brea …"

"… ds to excessive use, and that’s not something I would ever recommend.” Pyrethroids, in his view, should be applied in homes only by professionals.Dr. James R …"