EPA Silent as Popular Flea Collar Linked to almost 1,700 Pet Deaths, Part 2

Rhonda Bomwell of Somerset holds a photograph as she talks about her 9-year-old Papillon, Pierre, who passed away on June 1st due to side effects from wearing a popular flea and tick collar for pets, at Colonial Park in Somerset, NJ Monday, March 1, 2021.
Rhonda Bomwell of Somerset holds a photograph as she talks about her 9-year-old Papillon, Pierre, who passed away on June 1st due to side effects from wearing a popular flea and tick collar for pets, at Colonial Park in Somerset, NJ Monday, March 1, 2021.

Seresto’s pesticides more toxic together

The EPA approved Seresto collars on March 16, 2012. The collars are designed to work for eight months.

Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, the EPA must determine a pesticide product will not cause “unreasonable effects on the environment.”

This determination requires weighing harms versus benefits, including assessments of risks to hu…