Red Cross Symbol on Pesticide Products

Browsing through many different pesticide websites, I stumbled across one created by the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP). Their top story of the day reveled that the EPA gave manufacturer's of pesticides permission to place the Red Cross symbol on their products, in an exchange that the Red Cross receives part of the pesticide profit. The NCAMP group was furious with this decision, claiming that the EPA "violated the federal pesticide law and will mislead consumers into thinking that pesticides are not harmful". After viewing the Red Cross symbol applied to a Clorox container, I realized why some might be upset. It really does create a sense of false advertising. The cross is relatively large compared to the sentence describing the fundraiser aspect. People who cannot read, but recognize the Red Cross symbol as 'safe' might potentially be put in harms way. Especially, young children. Also, I believe that we should not have to resort to false advertising tactics that potentially could harm others in an attempt to make money for a agency dedicated to helping others! However, I also realize that this article was directly written by NCAMP and might be heavily influenced and filled with ideas that support their view.