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To: Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] From: Marc Himmelstein Sent: Thur 10/5/2017 1:26:18 PM Subject: Fwd: Black Flag Disposable Fly Trap tier 9-20-17.pdf ATT00001.htm 12-14-15 Heinzman Letter Re Blackflag Disposable Fly Trap - REDACTED.pdf 2.htm Region 10 f...ed up and may be able to make it worse See below from my client Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Rod Schneidmiller" <RodS@rescue.com<mailto:RodS@rescue.com>> To: "Marc Himmelstein" <Marc_Himmelstein@nes-dc.com<mailto:Marc_Himmelstein@nes-dc.com Subject: Fwd: Black Flag Disposable Fly Trap Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Gerry Simpson" <GSimpson@rescue.com<mailto:GSimpson@rescue.com To: "Rod Schneidmiller" <RodS@rescue.com<mailto:RodS@rescue.com Cc: "Bob Loomis" <loomis@rescue.com<mailto:loomis@rescue.com Subject: Black Flag Disposable Fly Trap Rod, Here are the documents with a brief explanation as follows. 1. Black Flag was issued a stop sell on Aug 29, 2017 by Region 10 because high levels of Indole, 8 11% by weight, were found in their unregistered, disposable fly trap. Indole is a registered active ingredient and any product containing indole must be registered. 2. On Sept 20, Region 10 sent a letter (attached) correcting the indole analysis to 8 -11 parts per million. This very low level of indole is likely due to normal degradation of the egg powder ingredient. 3. The corrected analysis would likely invalidate the stop sell. 4. However, the Black Flag Disposable Fly Trap is still in violation because it does not qualify for EPA exemption. The closest possible exemption is the food exemption. [40 CFR 152.25(d)] 5. On Dec 14, 2015 Black Flag responded to a California inquiry (attached) concerning the exempt status of the disposable fly trap. 6. In the California response, the ingredients in the fly trap were identified by affidavit as: egg powder, yeast, sodium bicarbonate and sodium lauryl sulfate. The last two ingredients are certainly not food. Sodium bicarbonate is an antacid and produces carbon dioxide once water is added. Carbon dioxide is a fly attractant. Sodium lauryl sulfate is a detergent and works as a drowning aid in the trap. We use sodium lauryl sulfate as an active ingredient in our Fruit Fly Trap. 7. California ended up dropping the matter. 8. We believe California errored. In Black Flag's response, they argue extensively that attractants are not active ingredients and do not require registration. However, this is completely contrary to EPA's position. In fact it is contrary to Black Flag's parent (Spectrum Brands) own history. Spectrum owns the market leading Japanese Beetle trap called Bag-A-Bug. It is 100% attractant based and has been 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00002634-00001 registered for 32 years (1985). 9. EPA has stated that only human foods, and whole foods at that, are eligible for the food exemption. Food ingredients are not exempt. If it was otherwise, all of our products would be exempt from registration. 10. We made the same arguments as Black Flag to Janet Andersen (head of EPA BPPD) back in 2006 and they didn't fly. EPA's position was clear. We had to register attractants whether they were food ingredients or not. 11. California made a decision contrary to EPA's historical position and it is unknown if they consulted with EPA. 12. Region 10 might not understand the registration requirements. They were focused on high indole content which was found to be erroneous. They could drop the enforcement action without realizing the Black Flag trap is not exempt and is in violation. 13. If EPA makes a favorable determination for Black Flag, i.e. attractants, feed ingredients and food ingredients are not active ingredients or fall under the food exemption, then we should cancel all of our pesticide registrations. Best regards, Gerry [Simpson] 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00002634-00002 ' ! ` " I " U H'O P -<>, X . III I O P I O Www.wHeyrein/ 1 >O. CillI'O! I I J(M a i-r t I. i.i/1b. ii -0/ Ol. I ili> M i< 'Ohi ;U" ' fl b vr mi ' <H maii, \>H il 11 Gdthiio . .. .. bvuioi Slal'i' Allomcv ( aiitiHMia ) )v|ariment ni Pcsiki<k k<ynliiH<n 1001 1 Slroel l*,< >. Box 401 A kitraiiiMu. < A PAU MOIS H... Blad I Oip I )i-;pisdbl.' 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I rup coni ..ina look hai Htiaca Ibm, io i*h kap .pnlauiu, it e J. vaniaL^ Alllioupli Li'AA |h--tk kh Hyithihoia q IO <`IR Pati h'o) 1 A ontani no dciiniiion ot '"looc ' Dimmoh ' of th t ahfornia I ned and A pi i*. (.< h i<rv < ><k. ivhivh gmcnis pesuddea. del He:- `hd" a-, "any . .ii Ak which js uscd lor hnni m di mk ha man oi any mhet aninud. m Im a umipiwnl ohiiiy %tuf. irt oh- " ('al Hvahbd hilcty ( Hcrr m^B'lnu 1} , a-, a lood. a*, do ah al th olhvt iHiavdu nta in ihc I h I rap eut .ippnn ed h\ 1-hA Im ira- a ainong uther U`>v-> are K a kmd < Pia Bhd. I Lp i X.poHihh'H; hap ( oiapir. ho-Wbu I n; >i /> In a il a khlioiiid: fl i*- a P< .ih do. the iMatk f km I kapo-iibk I ly hap lina no ;t< ini. mim-dii in . ihr r. p.-i ha ih ao qinihk Pl'A h,r. niadi - k ai dia: ,i 'om-.lmK e nao h ir iHoroiho bv'iifcnds'.'i hi a |h stiiiilfl pifipo-.. . and tini toh ;> pr.balde ..io, ohi Ho rimani' i Hh ,1 . A" -I p- .(HI <_d (> ..ih, .11 jjMHbiih'-. il", .-idr.lai.' lami. 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I bwnh i.ifed du hire has on Hws is (hat it .mntds 'hern in the trap \ee I vMiiak z\ 11idas it And as the text ol ibe loud t wnipiion and Id' 4 A other repuhitions in Ran 1 and I nJ limbi ch ai atti dumps arc imt on then own. active mmediwn . lor a couple rd reasons, .......... Ui .t 11 !l trad lint', cete twin e imy ethem*. n twm<l be wipo, .(bk lot .my ponine! ovvi to uiidhl'v Ur the hmd vwmplhm, mndvunp H invaiuiiplw. I hr plain himmmv (tl 'he mphrni re<|mno Him ilit lend in th pedicuU is "imcd i.> hitac' nests.'t r . iv mi anracUHi. M)CFR. I, 15,! Jx(d) It alUmlnat' avis'active mpicdwnt . houcw i j-n iibvic would I' no wm ha a pocim* wittimmi', diradimi'; Io bedh he Aiscd m ntract pesis" and 'contain no active intmjdivum " Io mimo hia> atti cetani-- aie active mpmdivtil-. liait me aeseithdw dmmie Im the food mci-ipbon would inpim- I l`A to w mwipid dm own,phon Ry i pm h me ta pkin hm'.u.wx and mav tiny unni-, nm mi I tided m (he < tmlalmh. pu-dim-, miamiil;1 h hmIc ami rmihiimm'i Uh i m ir. t- mtrcewim ' Hut I l'A '.-afilli4 ipwic m turn! ? mV-, mb a icvuI.iikw !ii,iU''mw;>e a- plain iiiciiuitm. dm !t htmc.j' /,U i ! S. i hituid. LM J Aopp M 17. -I (p 1) ( ' MUfn tnyi-elmp mmm mb ym-Uii-m Aim m y ir-uti d l-uwu . vr.'inu -bilv th. piam mommy o< Ihi pool'ion ; J.miniane i, > -J A-m,'Au/u-.m Jh \ mi i. 4t ! -d s 'opm, II, I `h > '.} C < |W fio 'iw \ . -ishap ri Utm oi U mi mo' Pi,d -a. is incom cui g db pl '.a l.w'p w> -I " ' b m-ici . 5 i i's- . I --m .'.'i Ww m ><' .-.ipo iwirm-. 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Part I 40 |S m|C(i | of Active and Inert hipwdkiii-. " and ils j nie `.n tum Kx'.LR il'd j 2*'. e tillcd "< iln'in for dcn.inimKhoi' o| pr,tjcidal achcily. Pi tha scdum J-ibVaatc.' Te folhm my An inpioHeni v ill he < < him< ici cd au o n < mj a >< lus h il n ts coHUiiiK'd in pe 4icni< poxhici and' i I I The nipmhvn! hx. Ttvapabiluy by il-,d f, and h hep uscd .o ducdcd ut dit piopimd dilution, !o luwtion a- a pcshcidc or ( ') I hv iiiprcdienf Ich lh<abibiy M < luit or ciili.tncc a pc :todd AkA m anolhci componnd aIhmu podiddi.l udivA n- -.iib.MantMlh non u-xd duc lu tho nilciadioii ol die voiDpoiinds. kmpha'ii:; itddtd). I lu- s icrtihiioir. mak< don 1hA aonc ni fhe ineiediciv ni the Black ld;i'd ii'.poabli* Hy 'I tap aie aUi'. t iDau/diaA, Tone ni tbc iiniabvnt: bv Hmnsrlvv .. fhiH'lh'h <r^ a pi'Mii tdo U ihm ihn litcafinip <j 4() ( .KR a I t !T niik-cd. ail oMht ihi'iedioib. arc invludcd (<n I PA s h< < .I nicAi. ` Hn-olih iiu`ic lo'id 1ha> ittch l a:p. Aui MLuictaiU . bs Iheino h-, o * ,/fHiol pu1-. n(, di-upov K pd. wf mru n. any yM 1 PA naroiAvcd as rancii Diel' diAi Ri v.'dp. n-oda i ni'bhshnn'.i pi<<po->t'd o(h> t:tn ouhld Imvi .mdixkd th.- e.-ord Aiih.icr ".-ithia le ddiinnm <>f Aido Hpicdiop" ru d "arhactam' ohiiit ib- dcJi.nniH, > d '?>,'h d' ' Al ed l<c; i<< ) A 'P. 'h"> (< )< t <o j l`i ' h f piopooto n . :-0 d (I- htula-r U Au o\-, oieiii" <'n<` ` po (u d- ' ntd. i A j * ,1' P * ibd ; ib< '< d<s, <s lh<-> (ini-ni d> h`i>hon oHh>>o Uuu.-. ,u Ml 'IP, l ' R il ,1 << . >n < OU- d o>b lin' O - ,,i (.1 y IPA u,' von , ih . f un A: u nid -, - .fo< n ;ht i II ndoiiUoid>-!ifMhu, <d i-x n on, i I , .. v.Tpdiw Tu . , d !< . I vil >1 lu. t(,l *1 I i il, :: ldi" ils " ! i. , O 1 il-, 1' >, ,0 IM i i., I tl I. ' "U !,, O l"<> lu - , , ,/uA> Il Hip .-vivo,,. .(1 (V to < i,, 'io I! ,1 (||,U m- -< l< d- 11, < ,x i 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00002635-00007 Wihv I )<a tjiih.-i : l ?: H " Ibm' h nii'<` dm uni p,-< amA'btk- pvMicidai adtvily ' lit red Hw A. M O '14 (July b 1075) Jnld'k ......... V Conclusion In sum. in light nt the leittiOoi v h;M and l l'A s IOW del minaiu >n I hat the (rap h cxunpl. ilunu should hi. no qiuisiinn dial the Biavl. I lap, I pmabh My 11ap docs not need io be rqustcrO. \othmp. relevant in I l'A rgult 101 is has dumyed .unci tin- loop Olci, and thu ; H tv k no basis to t oncludc dial the ivgulatoiy status cl the Black I ivy I )isposabk I h 'I ivp Ims chaoged. Bull Run's tcejslmlioit oi'a l'if h u ni pu hid kith one m, erhippHip mglvdiehi due not dmiipe this (`im.JiiMitii. : * I hop'- Illis udnin'.t'hHi IS ht-Ip'id h* you and that H nm1 \i-. anv ivmammp cofuo'i- you h.'ov icpardtiii'die csv'iipt Ia1m ol the Bku k I lay Or tpo .uhk I h lisp. I'lvast.'O Hit Omv li SOU need .ms udditivmihitliuHurtion, I ... o i 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00002635-00008 EXIIIBIT A 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00002635-00009 Am i-mbit Hl I A`Ar I ................................. .. AOIIMW^ I Hank Karnak dedm ks fdhw>. . .. 1. I aro roro ndy ('huT > roroc < ku tlayioh Hm iposr-. hi-. 2. J he slatericnb in this all 1 davil arc based on my peiMmal knowledge .? in 1999, I was Director ui Saks and Marketing at 1 he Resource (boup. 4. On July 14, 1999, I submitted a letter oh behalf of Montgomery Enteiprises. Inc to the Ir S EPA tegaiding the icgulatoiy status of a product manufactured by Mcmtgomciy Enterprises 5, I he product that was the subject of the July 14, 1999 letter was a disposable fly trap, which consisted of a plastic containei and a lure. The lure contained egg powder, yeast, sodium bicarbonate, and sodium lauryl sulfate, i he egg powder in the lure attracts Hies to the container, which is partially tilled with water. The flies are killed either hy drowning 01 from exhaustion in attempting to escape the cumainm. S. The ingredients in the lure that was the subject of the Inly 14. 1999 letter weie ihe same m iho.se m the hue umlaitied in the Black flag Disposable fly I rap dixitibukd by I Jnited hidusltks (ofpoi alien .... / hi respoHs Io ihv lehm Mi Donald I loti ihro ( hint of tiw iAro-udc/Adassio.s fdogwim, and Lidorcamni immch a' I RA Rm ion robindro! a L tio; 4<n July JA lbw m M( R^.ci (row, ;o Mrohrowiy Emoipiiro 9 pmo HA | cm-! 1 awHfukbrd hh--w romhm-row, o 'H-m w-p- H d< - ro`'oro. from gmTo v AHmhmciH 1 rod' Mo tro 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00002635-00010 d ! HUH I m t mH? h). UI . 1, Amndtatad italic tarn p *, i mb i. Ms i oil J jMhhH he pL-ta 4 oni onv< vmmta mqmtedto hr imm.tovd' umln f HP A ............. ...... .... ... ..... ................ ft- M ,o as indicated in the Tta I,PA Letta Mi I oil stated that Ahe tad ikim. used as attractants ibaitsMr these devices die also speafiolly exempted 1'hmm regiMfahon." 11. I have not received any cwnmumcahon or other indication from LPA since iweiving the IW IT A Letter that 1 TA's position regaiding the regulatory status of the disposable ily nap has changed ftndei penalty of pmiuiv. I hereby declare the lortgoine is true and coircct to the best of my knowledge omd . I rank M Lesniak Attachment 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA 3 ED_001523_00002635-00011 ATTACHMENT 1 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_O01523_00002635-00012 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_O01523_00002635-00013 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 10 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 Seattle, Washington 98101-3140 OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT SEP 2 0 2017 Reply to: OCE-101 CERTIFIED MAIL -- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Ms. Lauren Myers Senior Regulatory Manager Spectrum Brands, Inc. One Rider Trail Plaza Drive, Suite 300 Earth City, Missouri 63045 Re: Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order for the unregistered pesticide product "Black Flag Disposable Fly Trap" Docket No. FIFRA-10-2017-0106 Dear Ms. Myers: Thank you for contacting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 ("EPA") on September 7,2017, regarding the above-captioned Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order ("Order") prohibiting the distribution, sale, or use of the unregistered pesticide product "Black Flag Disposable Fly Trap." I am writing to correct a typographical error in the Order and to discuss next steps. In particular, Paragraph 23 of the Order states: . 23. On January 4,2017, EPA Region 10 received the analytical results from WSDA CHL. The results.showed that all three traps contained Indole (CAS #120-72-9) at concentrations varying between 8.10 and 11.3 percent by weight The results also showed that each trap contained ' trace amounts of 2-piperidinone (CAS #675-20-7). [Emphasis added.] The paragraph should state, "The results showed that all three traps contained Indole (CAS #120-72-9) at concentrations varying between 8.10 and 11.3 parts per million." The use of "percent by .weight" is a typographical error; EPA evaluated the product's regulatory status based on the analytical results showing 8.10 and 11.3 ppm. The presence of this substance, in addition to the pesticidal claims made on the product labeling, renders this product a pesticide requiring registration. Please note that the Order applies only to products under Chemsico's ownership, control or custody which are unregistered pesticides. See Paragraph 41 of the Order. Therefore, if Chemsico demonstrates that existing stocks of Black Flag Disposable Fly Trap products do not contain Indole or 2-piperidinone, then the Order would not apply to those products. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00002638-00001 During a September 7, 2017, telephone conversation with Chad Schulze of my staff you requested copies of the analytical methods our laboratory used to detect Indole and 2-piperidinone, split samples, photographs of the products collected during a pesticide retail inspection, and batch numbers of the products collected. Last week, Mr. Schulze provided you the analytical methods used by the Washington State Department of Agriculture Chemical and Hop Laboratory and photographs of the product sampled in September 2016. As Mr. Schulze noted during your phone conversation, the batch codes for the products sampled are provided in the Order (see Paragraph 22). Lastly, Mr. Schulze will be shipping split samples of each batch collected this week. Please be sure to sign, date and return the Chain of Custody accompanying the samples. You also expressed to Mr. Schulze and, through counsel, to Brett Dugan, that the presence of Indole in the product may be the result of a degradation process post manufacturing. In this case,, testing of new product batches is necessary to establish the absence of Indole in newly manufactured products. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter and your prompt response once you received the Order. Note that Paragraph 44 of the Order requires a written response within 30 days of receipt of the Order describing the steps Chemsico will take or took to comply with FIFRA, as well as a current inventory of the product subject to the Order. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Schulze at U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 (OCE-101), Seattle, Washington 98101, or by email at Schulze.Chad@epa.gov. Mr. Schulze may be reached by telephone at (206) 553-0505. Questions from legal counsel should be directed to Mr. Brett Dugan, Office of Regional Counsel, at (206) 553-8562 or by email at dugan.brett@epa.gov. Sincere! Edward Jfeowalski Director cc: Mr. Randy Lewis President Chemsico, Inc., a Division of United Industries Corporation, LLC Mr. Paul Dame Senior Counsel Lowe's Companies, Inc. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA ED_001523_00002638-00002