NRDC, CFS, ICTA v. EPA

Reference :

15-72308 et 15-72312

Complaint date :

July 27, 2015

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, San Francisco

Plaintiffs types :

Health/Food groups, Environmental NGOs

Plaintiffs names :

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Center for Food Safety (CFS), International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA)

Defendants :

EPA

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Jaclyn H. Prange, Aaron Colangelo, George A. Kimbrell, Sylvia Wu, Zachary T. Marker

Case nature :

Administrative

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Nanosilva, NSPW-L30SS

Requests :

Cancellation of the temporay approval of the Nanosilva anti-microbial pesticide containing nano silver as an active ingredient by the EPA

Name of the Court :

Court Of Appeals (Ninth circuit) of San Francisco, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

May 30, 2017

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The Court of Appeal cancelled the US Environmental Agency's (EPA's) temporary authorization for the nanosilva-based antimicrobial pesticide.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The associations contest the EPA's provisional approval for the use of the nanosilva. They ask for its cancellation, in the absence of analyzes of its effects on human beings, wildlife and the environment. The Court of Appeal considered that the EPA had not demonstrated that the use of this product was in the general interest.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.