MedPharm’s attorney at the time said MedPharm purchased the product from a Guam distributor and removed it after authorities said it did not meet federal standards. MedPharm, a regional medical supply company, in early May pulled SDS Blocker from its shelves following a search by law enforcement officers of its Guam and Saipan warehouses.

Guam DOE expands school meal distribution to all children.Guam's COVID-19 stay-at-home order extended, with some modifications.See what others are reading in the latest Guam news: If sold, the money from the sale must be deposited into Guam EPA’s Pesticide Management Fund, which is used to support enforcement of the pesticide law. Guam law requires that illegal pesticides be disposed of or sold. The appeal also notes chlorine dioxide is not on the local government’s list of restricted pesticides. R&R filed its appeal with Guam EPA on June 15, arguing the product is not a pesticide and is not subject to local pesticide regulations. Guam EPA’s board on Thursday adopted a resolution acknowledging the appeal had been dropped. Rons said the appeal was dismissed “without prejudice,” which means the company has the option of filing a new appeal in the future. The hearing was Thursday afternoon, but Assistant Attorney General Happy Rons, the hearing officer for the case, told EPA’s board the company decided to drop its appeal after recent discussions with the government. The Guam EPA board started to discuss the order and the appeal during its July meeting, but stopped after deciding it must be addressed only during a formal hearing, led by a hearing officer. Original Story: Medical supplier pulls disinfecting product following warehouse searches Guam EPA’s “stop-sale and removal-from-sale order” to R&R Distributors states the product violates the island’s pesticide law, but does not state which provision of the pesticide law had been broken.

The product, which looks like a plastic name tag holder, is worn around the neck with a provided lanyard. The product packaging states it creates a three-foot shield, protecting the wearer from germs and viruses. It states the active ingredient, chlorine dioxide, kills germs and viruses, but notes the product is not intended to treat, cure or prevent disease.

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