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.
