EPA Must Remove ‘Pesticide’ Label From Berkey Filters, Suit Says

The US Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully imposed pesticide registration requirements on Berkey water filters but not its knock-offs, according to a federal complaint filed by a company which manufactures Berkey products.

After ignoring Berkey filters for decades, the EPA suddenly reversed its prior rules and determined that the water filters should be registered as a pesticide under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, New Millennium Concepts Ltd. and James Shepherd, who’s trust owns equitable title to the company, said in their suit.

The decision to reclassify Berkey filters as a pesticide instead of a “pesticide device” didn’t undergo notice ...