Albertson's Makes Up for Pesticide Violations with DVD
Environment News Service, June, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, California (ENS) — --> Albertson's is funding an $200,000 outreach project aimed at educating retailers on regulations governing sales of pesticides and will pay a $40,700 fine, as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, over federal pesticides violations.
The company's stores or subsidiaries in California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Utah, Washington and Colorado were found to be selling and distributing hundreds of packages of "Grant's Kills Ants - Ant & Spider Killer" containing chlorpyrifos.
A January 2001 Cancellation Order issued by the EPA made retail sale and/or distribution of certain products containing chlorpyrifos a violation after December 31, 2001. The insecticide is used to control common...
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