EPA Warns Consumers to Watch Out for Illegal Moth Repellants
Contact: (Nov 22) Mary Mears (212) 637- 3673, mears.mary@epa.gov; (Day of Event) Elias Rodriguez (212) 637-3664, rodriguez.elias@epa.gov
(New York, NY – Nov. 22, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Judith Enck will be joined by Officer John Saleh from U.S. Customs and Border Protection at a press conference to warn consumers against purchasing or using illegal moth repellants that could be mistaken for candy. While U.S. Customs has seized a recent shipment of the pesticides, other illegal moth repellants may already have made their way into stores. They are marketed particularly to the Asian population.
What: Brief remarks, with photo op to show illegal pesticides.
Who: EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck;
Where/When: Tuesday, November 23 at 10:30am at EPA’s offices at 290 Broadway,
Note to Editors: Please ask reporters and camera persons to allow 5 -10 minutes to go through security.
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