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Safeway reportedly has been fined $675,000 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for selling household cleaning products containing pesticides without having registered the items as containing these ingredients.

"Proper registration of pesticides ensures that labels include use directions and safety precautions designed to limit risks to human health and the environment," Katherine Taylor, associate director of the EPA's Communities and Ecosystems Division of EPA Southwest Regional Office, said in the press release.
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