Posted April 4, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered the Pathway Investment Corp. of Englewood, New Jersey to stop the sale of plastic food storage containers that have not been tested or registered with the EPA in violation of federal pesticides law, according to the EPA News Release available here. Controlled Environments and Environmental Protection also reported on the story.
The Kinetic Go Green Premium Food Storage Containers and Kinetic Smartwist Series Containers both contain nano silver as an active ingredient, which the company claims helps reduce the growth of mold, fungus and bacteria.
Those claims must be “backed up with testing so that consumers know that the products do what the labels say, said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck. “Unless these products are registered with the EPA, consumers have no information about whether the claims are accurate.”
Under federal pesticide law, “products that contain an unregistered pesticide as an active ingredient or claim to kill or repel bacteria or germs are considered pesticides and must be registered with the EPA prior to distribution or sale.”
Under the order the following products may not be sold: Kinetic Go Green Premium Food Storage Containers; Kinetic Smartwist Series Containers; TRITAN Food Storage; and StackSmart Storage.
Additional information on nano silver is available here.
For more information on pesticides, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
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