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EPA Fines
Logitech, Inc. $206,000 for Advertising Antimicrobial Benefits of Nanosilver!
The EPA has
given itself regulatory authority over the use of nanosilver in consumer
products, and is now running completely out of control, fining companies hundreds
of thousands of dollars for merely mentioning the antimicrobial benefits of
nanosilver in their advertising.
Hi,
Steve Barwick here, for www.TheSilverEdge.com...
Once
again, stupid is as stupid does.
There's
not a shred of
evidence
of any harm -- human or ecological -- from the use of silver nanoparticles in
commercial products.
Indeed,
recent research has demonstrated that Mother Earth makes her own silver
nanoparticles and may well be the most proficient manufacturer of silver
nanoparticles, well...on earth.
Indeed,
it turns out, according to the latest new
study,
nature even makes “daughter” silver nanoparticles from “parent” silver
nanoparticles –
--
indicating that mankind and the environment itself has been exposed to nature-made
silver nanoparticles for millennia,
with apparently no harm whatsoever.
So much for the environmental concern.
So
now the EPA has switched tactics. Rather
than claiming a need to regulate nanosilver over potential environmental harm (which turns out to be largely
non-existent)…
…the
agency now claims the need to regulate all advertising
produced by manufacturers and distributors of consumer products that
incorporate nanosilver in their makeup.
Apparently,
if the advertising for a product containing nanosilver makes claims for the
antimicrobial benefits, the EPA says such claims are automatically “false and misleading” and therefore the company is
subject to huge fines –
--
unless they’ve submitted to the EPA’s expensive
product registration and testing procedures which can cost millions of dollars!
EPA on the
Rampage
The
EPA appears to be hell bent on regulating silver-based products out of the
marketplace, by claiming their advertising is “false and misleading.”
Only
recently, the EPA fined a
company called IOGEAR a whopping $208,000.00 for advertising the antimicrobial
properties of their silver-impregnated computer mouse and failing to properly
register it as a “pesticide” with the agency.
Then
the EPA fined a
company called Kinetic Solutions, Inc., $82,400 for advertising the antimicrobial benefits of an air
purifier they distributed, which contained a pre-filter
incorporating nanosilver into its makeup.
The EPA also fined
Samsung Corp. $205,000 for advertising the antimicrobial benefits of a computer
keyboard infused with silver nanoparticles.
What’s
more, according to news reports, when faced with up to $1
million in fines from the EPA, a retail company called The North Face was forced to stop making
claims that its nanosilver footwear products protect against germs.
And
now, the EPA has
leveled a whopping $206,000 fine against the famous computer peripherals
company, Logitech, Inc., for incorporating nanosilver into its computer keyboards and
advertising the antimicrobial benefits.
Do
you understand now why all of those wonderful consumer products infused with
antimicrobial silver are slowly disappearing from the marketplace?
Regulatory
Muscle-Flexing
The
EPA of course is merely flexing its regulatory muscle, reveling in the new authority
it has conveyed upon itself to regulate nanosilver as a “pesticide.”
On
the one hand, the EPA claims that nanosilver’s
powerful antimicrobial qualities make it “pesticidal”
in nature, and therefore bring it under the stringent regulatory authority of
the agency.
On
the other hand, they claim that advertising
these very same antimicrobial qualities of nanosilver in consumer products is
“false and misleading”!
The
hypocrisy is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
As
usual, the agency is parsing terminology in order to justify its stupid (and I
must emphasize, stupid) anti-business
actions, which will negatively impact millions of consumers by denying them
products that incorporate antimicrobial nanosilver into their makeup.
In
this case, the EPA is essentially claiming that just because nanosilver conveys
antimicrobial protection to a commercial product
such as a computer mouse or keyboard, that protection doesn't automatically
carry over to the consumer who uses
the product.
Therefore,
the EPA claims, if a company makes antimicrobial claims for its product,
implying that the consumer will be
protected, it constitutes “false and misleading” advertising.
Hmmm. So when people who get flu vaccines end up coming down with the
flu afterwards, do they get to sue the Department of Health for hundreds of
thousands of dollars for making “false and misleading claims” for the
effectiveness of their widely touted flu vaccines?
Well,
try it and see how far that gets you.
Or
when the EPA regulates air pollution, and you still end up with lung cancer
because you live in a particularly smoggy area, do you get to sue the EPA for
hundreds of thousands of dollars for making “false and misleading” claims for the
effectiveness of their air pollution regulations?
Again,
try it and see how far that gets you.
The
bottom line is that when companies advertise the antimicrobial benefits of a
product that has nanosilver incorporated into its makeup, not one of these companies are promising the
public total, 100% protection against infectious microbes.
After
all, that would be impossible. Even
prescription antibiotic drugs don’t convey 100% protection against microbes. People die of infections every day, even
though they’ve been administered prescription antibiotic drugs by their
doctors.
Companies
that incorporate antimicrobial silver into their consumer products are simply
saying there will be a reduction of
microbes on the surfaces of those products, thanks to the silver.
In
other words, the spread of microbes will
be limited due to the presence of
antimicrobial nanosilver – which of course, is a very good thing, and people are willing to pay for it.
Yet
the EPA acts as if companies that advertise the antimicrobial benefits of
nanosilver are purposely misleading consumers, essentially insinuating their
customers will never again have to worry about infectious microorganisms.
That’s
ludicrous, of course. The EPA is simply
re-defining the term “false and misleading claims” in such a way as to include
ANY claim about the antimicrobial benefits of nanosilver…
...when
those benefits have been widely
known and well accepted by science and medicine for millenia.
Out of
Control
In
short, the EPA is totally out of control.
They’re
simply using their new regulatory authority over nanosilver to generate a nice,
fat new revenue stream, while working to destroy the market for consumer
products that have antimicrobial nanosilver incorporated into their makeup.
The
EPA thereby shows itself to be completely self-serving, and not at all acting
in the interest of the general public which has clamored for protection against
the spread of infectious microorganisms…
…and
which business has responded to by providing products that incorporate
antimicrobial silver.
The Worst
Part…
The
worst part is this: Genuinely needed
innovations such as nanosilver-impregnated
butcher paper, which was developed months ago by researchers in Israel, and
which would help limit food poisoning caused by bacterially contaminated meats –
--
will now likely never see the light of day due to the EPA's egregious actions
against companies utilizing silver nanoparticles in their products.
With
MRSA contamination of our nation’s meat supply now reaching levels as high as 50% in some
instances, innovations such as nanosilver-impregnated butcher paper, or
nanosilver impregnated food containers are desperately needed.
But
thanks to the EPA and their cronies in the anti-silver environmental groups,
the likelihood of such innovations making it to the market are
just about slim to none. And as the old saying goes, “Slim just left town.”
Incestuous
Relationship
Much
more needs to be done to expose the incestuous relationship between the EPA and
the environmental organizations like Friends of the Earth, Centers for
Technology Assessment, and others that use sensationalistic scare tactics
regarding nanosilver to frighten the bejabbers out of the general public –
--
in order to help the EPA seize the regulatory authority needed to criminalize the use of this tremendously
beneficial and protective substance that could help save many thousands if not
millions of lives each year if it were allowed to be more widely used in
consumer products.
While
the EPA and its cohorts in anti-silver environmental groups (which have taken millions of dollars in funding from
charitable foundations associated with Big Pharma) continue
to claim that nanosilver is being added to consumer products faster than they
can keep up with it…
…the
reality is,
such products are actually disappearing from store shelves far faster than
any new ones are appearing.
That’s
because companies are now refusing to bring nanosilver products to market out
of fear of being fined hundreds of thousands of dollars by the EPA…
…and, more importantly, out of fear of losing their investments in such products which can
run into the tens of millions of dollars just to get a new product off the
ground.
(See
my related article, “Gloom in the Trend Toward Silver-Based Antimicrobial Products?”)
The Bottom Line
The
bottom line is that products containing antimicrobial silver are slowly being
regulated off the market, thanks to the EPA’s heavy handed actions.
The
EPA originally sold the public on its new regulatory authority over
antimicrobial silver by claiming they needed to “protect the environment” against harm from nanosilver to tiny,
ecologically sensitive microorganisms and other lower life forms.
But
when claims of environmental catastrophe due to nanosilver proved to be sensationalistic
at best...
…the
EPA simply switched gears and seized the authority to regulate all advertising of silver-based products.
They
claim it is “false and misleading” to inform the public of the very same antimicrobial
qualities the EPA claims makes it a potent “pesticide.”
By
regulating advertising, the EPA can make it almost impossible for companies to recoup their investment in developing
and bringing to market products that incorporate antimicrobial silver.
After
all, if the companies can’t tell the public about the antimicrobial benefits of
the silver, what’s the point of investing millions of dollars to bring the
products to market?
The
whole charade is nothing more than a revenue generating scam for the EPA, being
conducted at the expense of the American public.
Thankfully,
those of you who have the means to make your own colloidal silver can use it for all of the
antimicrobial purposes you want, i.e., everything from disinfecting kitchen
cutting boards to adding antimicrobial protection to bathroom toilet seats,
faucets and other contact surfaces.
All
you have to do is put it into a pump spray bottle and use it as you would any
household germicidal disinfectant – the only difference being it is both safe and natural, as well as extremely powerful!
In
case you missed it, here’s an article on “20 Top Ways to Use Colloidal Silver Around
the House.”
And
here’s another article on the “12 Top Ways to Use Colloidal Silver On (and In) Your Body.”
Until
the next time, I remain…
Yours for the
safe, sane and responsible use of
colloidal silver,
Steve
Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
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