NEW YORK APPEALS COURT OKAYS BAN ON INSECT REPELLENTS WITH OVER 30% DEET
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
NEW YORK APPEALS COURT OKAYS BAN ON INSECT REPELLENTS WITH OVER 30% DEET in a May 5 decision. The ruling by the New York Supreme Court's Appeals Division affirms the authority of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to implement a regulation prohibiting the sale and distribution of consumer products containing more than 30% of the pesticide DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) or 33.3% DEET in controlled-release formulas. DEC has maintained that DEET is a "human toxin" based on human and animal data.
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