EPA Orders Ohio Company to Stop Selling 2 Air Filters Over Use of Unregistered Pesticides

Published on July 21, 2024

An Ohio air filter company was ordered to immediately stop the sale and distribution of two of its products due to use of unregistered pesticide. The order was issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 18. The EPA said that the two products, “Antimicrobial Filter” and “Allergen Filter,” were treated with unregistered pesticides, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). FIFRA is the federal statute that controls the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides in the United States. The EPA alleges that Excell Air Filters has said on its website that the products in question could or should be used against the COVID-19 virus, among other public health and safety claims....

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