Washington Post Sheds Light on EPA Move to Reveal Secret Ingredients

Mon, Jan 4, 2010

As we’ve been reporting here, the Obama EPA is taking steps to pull the veil off thousands of so-called “inert” ingredients in chemical compounds including pesticides. Today’s Washington Post provides a fascinating read on the subject: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/03/AR2010010302110_pf.html

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Jimmy Says:
January 5th, 2010 at 6:46 pm

This is going to be shocking. If you look at a a three way label this is what you see:

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
Dimethylamine Salt of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid* ……………………………………….. 30.56%
Dimethylamine Salt of 2-(2-methyl-4-Chlorophenoxy)propionic Acid* ……………………… 16.34%
Dimethylamine Salt of Dicamba (3,6-Dichloro-o-anisic Acid) *** ………………………………. 2.77%
INERT INGREDIENTS ………………….. 50.33%
TOTAL ………………………………100.00%

Most of this product is “unlabeled” I personally have always thought that it is most likely a “filler” like water. I could not have imagined that this is something potentially harmful. Afterall, it is registered with the EPA.
Its official, I may have been duped, the smoke is about to clear from the mirrors I beleive.
“When used at labeled rates this product does not pose an unreasonable risk to children or pets.” I have said this thousands of times to thousands of homeowners……..God help me.

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Jimmy Says:
January 5th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
This is going to be shocking. If you look at a a three way label this is what you see:

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
Dimethylamine Salt of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid* ……………………………………….. 30.56%
Dimethylamine Salt of 2-(2-methyl-4-Chlorophenoxy)propionic Acid* ……………………… 16.34%
Dimethylamine Salt of Dicamba (3,6-Dichloro-o-anisic Acid) *** ………………………………. 2.77%
INERT INGREDIENTS ………………….. 50.33%
TOTAL ………………………………100.00%

Most of this product is “unlabeled” I personally have always thought that it is most likely a “filler” like water. I could not have imagined that this is something potentially harmful. Afterall, it is registered with the EPA.
Its official, I may have been duped, the smoke is about to clear from the mirrors I beleive.
“When used at labeled rates this product does not pose an unreasonable risk to children or pets.” I have said this thousands of times to thousands of homeowners……..God help me.

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January 4, 2010 at 2:34 pm

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