In the category of things that make you go Hmmmm... These filters have been selling for years, and all of a sudden it's been labelled a pesticide? What else has been selling for even more years than Berkey filters and all of sudden is being pulled from the shelves after it was re-labelled as ineffective i.e. snake oil? Answer: Cold medicines.
US FDA panel says popular decongestant used in cold medicines ineffective
Question - doesn't a product made for human consumption (like water filters and cold medicine) have to go through a gazillion tests before being approved?
Interesting that both these products fall squarely in the realm of self-sufficiency. What's the bigger picture? The timing just seems odd.
Leaving off with something I read sometime in the past that made me chuckle. "What is a conspiracy theorist? Someone who tells the news 6 months in advance."