Court Weighs Strict Limits On EPA’s FIFRA Authority Over Disinfectants

A hand wipes manufacturer is urging a federal court to stop EPA from bringing a threatened enforcement action that would block its products from the market, saying officials lack authority under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and are breaking a long-standing policy of leaving them to health regulators. In a Jan. 15 motion , Tzumi Innovations detailed for for the first time its argument that FIFRA does not provide authority for the agency to regulate its products...