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Illegal Pesticides Bought on internet

 Is The  pesticides that you bought real or fake, Has it been diluted.

Illegal pesticides usually come into the United States from foreign countries where they are sold on the street, over the internet or in small neighborhood stores. These pesticides are illegal  they have may not have  been evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure their use will not harm people or the environment.

They may not even be the chemical that they claim they are,

Many pesticide sold on the internet may originate in China  and they may have a fake lable.

 Illegal pesticides are often sold without proper use directions or warnings on the labels. Unless your training you cannot spot these fake labels.

 The packages frequently make false claims like "harmless to human beings and animals" and "safe to use." These products are not only illegal, but they may be much higher in toxicity than the legal products. And any pesticide should be treated as a potential poison

Counterfeit Pesticides sold on internet

 Counterfeit pesticides are also illegal and may be more common than you think. Counterfeit pesticides are produced and packaged to look like legal products, but their contents may not match their labels or they may be greatly diluted.

 Counterfeit products may have less active ingredient than the legal version or they may contain cheaper,  more toxic, active ingredients. Counterfeit pesticides can be ineffective or dangerous to people, pets and the environment. Common problems involve flea treatments, herbicides for the yard ,or treatments for trees.

To avoid buying illegal or counterfeit pesticides, keep these tips in mind:

 •Buy products from reputable stores or dealers and avoid internet deals that seem to be too good to be true. There is often no way to know the identity of an internet dealer.

 •Never buy pesticides that do not have instructions written in English.

•Make sure product has a proper label that includes an EPA Registration number.

 •Make sure the label clearly identifies the active ingredient names. All EPA registered pesticides list the active ingredient(s) clearly on the label.

 •Tres Pasitos•Illegal Insect-killing Chalk

Additional Resources:

•Illegal Pesticide Products - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

•Protect Your Business: Avoid Selling Illegal Pesticides - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

If you have questions about a potentially illegal or counterfeit product, or any pesticide-related topic, please call NPIC at 1-800-858-7378 (6:30am-4:30pm PST), or email at npic@ace.orst.edu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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