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EPA Expands List of Safer Chemical Ingredients

EPA Expands List of Safer Chemical Ingredients

August 6, 2013 | by | No Comments

CONTACT: Molly Hooven Hooven.molly@epa.gov 202-564-2313 202-564-4355 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2013 WASHINGTON: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) today added more than 130 chemicals to its Safer Chemical Ingredients List. For the first time, 119 chemicals that use fragrance for commercial and consumer cleaning products have been added to the list. Fragrances are an important yet complex part of many consumer cleaning products. By adding fragrance and other chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List, EPA continues its commitment to help companies make safer products and provide the public with greater access to chemical information, said James Jones, acting
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Categories: chemicals and Poison prevention.
EPA Moves to Ban 12 D-Con Mouse and Rat Control Products

EPA Moves to Ban 12 D-Con Mouse and Rat Control Products

January 30, 2013 | by | No Comments

Action Will Prevent Thousands of Accidental Exposures Among Children Each Year  WASHINGTON â?? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving to ban the sale of 12 D-Con mouse and rat poison products produced by Reckitt Benckiser Inc. because these products fail to comply with current EPA safety standards. Approximately 10,000 children a year are accidentally exposed to mouse and rat baits; EPA has worked cooperatively with companies to ensure that products are both safe to use around children and effective for consumers. Reckitt Benckiser Inc., maker of D-Con brand products, is the only rodenticide producer that has refused to adopt
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Categories: Pesticides, Poison prevention, and Rodenticides.
Tags: children and pesticides, Mice, poison prevention, rat and mouse poisons, rodenticides, and Rodents.
EPA News Release: Poisoning is a Major Cause of Death from Injury in the U.S. US Government raising awareness of accidental exposures during National Poison Prevention Week

EPA News Release: Poisoning is a Major Cause of Death from Injury in the U.S. US Government raising awareness of accidental exposures during National Poison Prevention Week

March 20, 2012 | by | No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2012 WASHINGTON â?? The Environmental Protection Agency is joining forces with its federal partners to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning, especially to children, during National Poison Prevention Week, March 18-24. In just the past year, Americaâ??s 57 poison control centers fielded 4 million calls, treating 2.4 million human poison exposures and handling 1.6 million information calls. EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the American Association of Poison Control Centers are urging parents and
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Categories: Poison prevention.
Tags: children and pesticides and poison prevention.