EPA Pesticide Program Update
from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 11/21/03
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides
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IN THIS UPDATE:

CONSUMER ALERT: Insecticide Voluntary Recovery Effort Underway –
Consumers Urged to Follow Manufacturer’s Instructions for Disposal and
Full Value Replacement

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been informed by S.C.
Johnson Company that they are recovering two specific lots of Raid®
Flying Insect Killer due to their unacceptable performance. While there
have been no reports of injury or damage to property, tests show that
the aerosol cans may not spray an appropriate amount of the insecticide
and therefore reduce its effectiveness. The company also believes that
some cans in question could develop leaks over time. EPA encourages
consumers who have aerosol cans of Raid® Flying Insect Killer (EPA
Registration Number 4822-513) marked with lot numbers 225 or 226 on the
bottom of the can to call the S.C. Johnson Hotline at 1-800-294-3632 for
disposal instructions and full value replacement coupons. All other lot
numbers of Raid® Flying Insect Killer and other Raid® products are not
involved in this voluntary recovery, and consumers may continue using
those products according to label instructions. You may review the
manufacturer’s announcement at:
http://www.scjohnson.com/family/fam_pre_pre_news.asp?art_id=109
(English)
http://www.scjohnson.com/family/fam_pre_pre_news.asp?art_id=110
(Spanish)
EPA applauds S.C. Johnson for its product stewardship in this voluntary
recovery effort.