jazz lady
03-20-2012, 02:58 PM
to selling poisoned bird seed.
Scotts Miracle-Gro pleads guilty to selling poisoned bird seed | Grist (http://grist.org/list/scotts-miracle-gro-pleads-guilty-to-selling-poisoned-bird-seed/)
Scotts Miracle-Gro products are known for zapping weeds dead. But it turns out they could be killing decidedly more attractive creatures — birds.
Scotts pled guilty this Tuesday to charges that the company illegally put insecticides in its “Morning Song” and “Country Pride” brands of bird seed. That’s right: The company knowingly coated products intended for birds to eat with substances toxic to birds and wildlife.
And if that wasn't enough:
In addition to the bird seed, Scotts is in big trouble for selling chemical-loaded gardening products without first obtaining registration from the EPA. The federal government alleges that a Scotts manager even went so far as to fabricate documents and correspondence with the agency.
Scotts Miracle-Gro pleads guilty to selling poisoned bird seed | Grist (http://grist.org/list/scotts-miracle-gro-pleads-guilty-to-selling-poisoned-bird-seed/)
Scotts Miracle-Gro products are known for zapping weeds dead. But it turns out they could be killing decidedly more attractive creatures — birds.
Scotts pled guilty this Tuesday to charges that the company illegally put insecticides in its “Morning Song” and “Country Pride” brands of bird seed. That’s right: The company knowingly coated products intended for birds to eat with substances toxic to birds and wildlife.
And if that wasn't enough:
In addition to the bird seed, Scotts is in big trouble for selling chemical-loaded gardening products without first obtaining registration from the EPA. The federal government alleges that a Scotts manager even went so far as to fabricate documents and correspondence with the agency.