The EPA is preparing to cancel six pet collars to kill fleas and ticks made by Hartz Mountain Corp., but will consider new information the company plans to submit before making a final decision, the agency said Wednesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency found “unacceptable risks” for children exposed to pet collars containing tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP), the agency said in a court-ordered response to a 2009 petition asking the agency to ban the pesticides’ uses on pets.
The EPA said it will begin to prepare a proposed Notice of Intent to Cancel TCVP pet collars, but will wait to issue that ...
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