Pilot Chemical Adds EPA Emerging Viral Pathogen Claim to Certain Products
CINCINNATI – Pilot Chemical Corp. announced that through its subsidiary, Mason Chemical Co., it has received EPA acceptance to add an emerging viral pathogen claim to the labels of eight products from the company’s EPA-registered quaternary ammonium compound and active ingredient line, under its Maquat® and Maguard® brands.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases defines emerging viral pathogens as pathogens “that have newly appeared in a population or have existed but are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.” In the case of SARS-CoV-2, the product must have the emerging viral pathogen language on the label and be effective against a harder-to-kill virus than SARS-CoV-2.