Because the Environmental Protection Agency did not begin reviewing pesticide risks in over-the-counter pet products until 1996, many pet products containing potentially harmful pesticides may still be on store shelves.
If you are worried about the risks posed by such products, contact the EPA to register your dismay that potentially harmful products containing chemicals linked to a variety of health problems are being sold without adequate risk assessment. Also be sure to thank the EPA for taking action to phase out chlorpyrifos (also known as Dursban) and diazinon, and urge the agency to investigate further the effects of other organophosphates (OPs) and carbamates on pets and children.
You can write to the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs at:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pesticide Programs (Mail Code 7509C)
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20460
Email: opp-web-comments@epa.gov
More information about the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, as well as the National Pesticide Information Center, is available at the web sites listed below.
