Flea Collars - Carbaryl

Published: October 22, 2009

No pet owner wants to see his cat or dog suffer from fleas, much less have fleas in the home. But in some cases the treatment can be worse than the illness, so it is with some relief that we heard yesterday’s EPA announcement that carbaryl will no longer be allowed for use in flea collars. In 2005 NRDC petitioned the EPA to end the use of carbaryl in flea collars, but the petition was denied in 2008, making this new development a welcome surprise.

Carbaryl, a likely human carcinogen, has already been voluntarily removed from use in flea dips, powders and other pet products, but Wellmark, a collar manufacturer, continued its use—and will do so until September 2010. read the entire article.

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