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Suterra LLC

Last edited by crocodyl on April 22, 2008 - 2:20pm
Company Snapshot: 

Suterra LLC manufactures the product called "Checkmate LBAM-F" used in the controversial Northern California light brown apple moth (LBAM) spraying in 2008. The primary ingredients are known to be harmful if ingested. The EPA has allowed application of this chemical previously, waiving the normal requirements for public comment. Suterra recognizes the health hazards of its chemicals, recommending that if ingested it could cause adverse effects. Pesticide Watch Education Fund collected testimonies of people exposed to the spray, who complained of, "...asthma-like attacks and difficulty breathing, to chest pains, headaches, blurred vision, swollen glands, skins rashes and feelings of chronic fatigue."

Number of employees worldwide: 
52
Website: 
http://www.suterra.com/
Corporate accountability
Environment and product safety: 

The label on the product "Checkmate" warns that the chemical is harmful when ingested.

Anti-competitive and consumer protection: 

Citing US trademark law Suterra has repeatedly refused to disclose full lists of ingredients in its products to the public. The company went to great lengths to prevent the publication of these ingredients, such as sending a threatening letter to independent news website, Indybay and local newspaper, the Sentinel during a period in which large sections of heavily populated areas in Northern California were being sprayed with the company's chemicals. Ingredients such as (Z)-11-Tetradecenyl acetate, (E)-11-Tetradecen-1-ol, acetate(E) were previously protected under trademark laws, until the

Sources
Watchdogs and related campaigns: 
Pesticide Action Network
Pesticide Database
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