vberkesch Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hi all, Is it legal for me to sell my eo mosquito lotion bar repellent? Do I need to market it a certain way for it to be legal?Tia, Vanessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Insect repellants are classified as a drug by the FDA. If you have been certified by the FDA for your product, then yes you can market it as such. If not, then no, it is not legal to market or sell any concoction with an intended use as an insect repellant.http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/ucm074201.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vberkesch Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 So can I label it differently to be able to sell it? It seems like some on here sell something of the sort. All natural product to ward off bugs.Vanessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 So can I label it differently to be able to sell it? It seems like some on here sell something of the sort. All natural product to ward off bugs.Vanessa Not exactly. If the intent is to ward off insects, than no label will cover your butt legally. Others illegally selling something doesn't make it right. They don't pay your fines, you don't pay theirs.Think of the potential risk this way: someone purchases your item with the intent (labeled as such or not) to repel mosquitoes that carry West Nile Virus and/or ticks carrying Lyme Disease. Someone is bitten by one and/or the other and develops an illness. In the eyes of the law YOU are liable since your product was sold with the intention of preventing the diseases through use of the repellant product. Go ahead and make it for yourself, but why risk other people's health and safety when you don't have to (and shouldn't according to the FDA)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but you also bring the EPA on this one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vberkesch Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Wow! Thanks. I definitely understand what you are saying.I won't be selling this! I am going to make it for myself & family though -I hate deet! Vanessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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