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The lawsuit cites reporting from the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting and USA TODAY that showed the EPA has received tens of thousands of reports linking the collar to incidents of injured pets.
March 26, 2021 | https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/03/26/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-producer-of-seresto-flea-and-tick-collars/A Congressional subcommittee has asked Elanco to voluntarily recall its Seresto flea and tick collars, following a March 2 Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting and USA TODAY story on thousands of incident reports about pet and human harm linked to the use of the collar.
March 18, 2021 | https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/03/18/house-subcommittee-seeks-voluntarily-recall-of-seresto-flea-and-tick-collars/The online retailer made its announcement after reporting from the Midwest Center and USA Today showed tens of thousands of incidents of harmed pets and nearly 1,700 pet deaths linked to the popular collar.
March 5, 2021 | https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/03/05/amazon-says-its-reviewing-best-selling-seresto-flea-collar/According to internal communication, EPA staff were also told to not mention in emails the popular Seresto collar, the source of myriad complaints.
March 24, 2022 | https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/03/24/seresto-epa-fda-elanco/The EPA said it is reviewing the findings as part of a larger investigation into PFAS contamination in pesticide products.
June 2, 2021 | https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/06/02/watchdog-group-finds-toxic-forever-chemicals-in-popular-flea-and-tick-collars/Seresto, one of the most popular flea and tick collars in the country, has been linked to hundreds of pet deaths, tens of thousands of injured animals and hundreds of harmed humans, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documents show.
Yet the EPA has done nothing to inform the public of the risks.
March 2, 2021 | https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/03/02/popular-flea-collar-linked-to-almost-1700-pet-deaths-the-epa-has-issued-no-warning/