Pilot Chemical Adds EPA Emerging Viral Pathogen Claim to Eight Products
The impacted products are from Pilot chemical’s EPA-registered quaternary ammonium compound and active ingredient line.
Pilot Chemical Corp. recently announced that, through its Mason Chemical Co. subsidiary, it has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acceptance to add an emerging viral pathogen claim to the labels of eight products. The impacted products are from the company’s EPA-registered quaternary ammonium compound and active ingredient line, under the Maquat® and Maguard® brands.
Emerging viral pathogens are defined by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as pathogens “that have newly appeared in a population or have existed but are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.” In the case of SARS-CoV-2, the product must have the emerging viral pathogen language on the label and be effective against a harder-to-kill virus than SARS-CoV-2.