insecticide-contaminated birdfood lawsuit

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:58 pm

This from Plant Delights latest newsletter:

"In case you missed it, lawn and garden giant, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has agreed to plead guilty (if approved by the judge) and pay a fine of $4.5 million to settle a couple of 2008 cases. The first case was for selling 75 million units of wild birdseed that were coated with insecticides Storcide II and Actellic 5E, which killed the birds that ate the seed. According to court records, Scotts continued to sell the seed after they were warned by their own internal chemist and ornithologist. The second incident was for selling pesticides with falsified EPA Registration numbers...OOPS! Part of the fine will go to groups that protect birds. Scotts has also recently sold off its professional division, which has been renamed Everris."

Imagine ignoring their chemist's warnings and continuing to sell poison-laced birdseed.
The suffering and loss that caused!

Disgraceful.

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:11 am

Well, thats enough to say "eff you" to miracle grow........

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:53 am

And a fine of $4.5 million is a pittance.

Just another Expense item.