"EPA’s response to concerns over pesticide-laced pet collars is now under watchdog scrutiny following more than a year of controversy.
The agency’s Office of Inspector General announced yesterday that it will review EPA’s handling of widespread reports around Seresto collars meant to ward off fleas and ticks. OIG will assess whether the agency responded appropriately when carrying out its duties under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, which regulates pesticides.
“Our objectives are to determine whether … the EPA’s response to reported pesticide incidents involving Seresto pet collars provides assurance that the collars can still be used without posing unreasonable adverse effects to human health and the environment,” OIG wrote, along with stating it would probe if “the EPA adhered to pesticide registration requirements in its approval of Seresto pet collars, specifically toxicological data requirements.”"
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