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EPA TO BAN FLEA AND TICK COLLARS LINKED TO BRAIN DAMAGE IN CHILDREN

 Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will ban the sale of flea and tick collars containing a chemical linked to neurological damage in children, the agency announced this week. The collars, which contain the chemical tetrachlorvinphos, make up more than half of flea and tick collars sold in the U.S., according to the