On July 16, 2021, EPA Region 10 settled with DiatomaceousEarth.com (DE.com) (Sigurd, Utah) for
violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA found that DE.com
was advertising and distributing an unregistered pesticide called Food Grade 100% Freshwater
Diatomaceous Earth in violation of FIFRA Section 12(a)(1)(A). EPA also found DE.com had violated
a 2014 Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order in violation of FIFRA Section 12(a)(2)(I). The unregistered
pesticide was being advertised on DE.coms website as a product to control a variety of pests,
including cockroaches and bed bugs. The company agreed to pay a civil penalty of $7,600.