chlorpyrifos

Corteva to stop making pesticide linked to kids’ health problems (chlorpyrifos)

Chlorpyrifos linked to low child birth rates, birth defects and lowered IQ’s in children exposed to the pesticide. On Thursday, manufacturers must stop sales in California under an agreement with the state, which says chlorpyrifos is harmful. California farmers cannot possess or use chlorpyrifos products after Dec. 31. “Children and farm workers in California will …

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EPA Approves more Toxic Pesticides

The Center for Biological Diversity released a report yesterday, looking at recent pesticide product approvals by the EPA: “We found that in 2017 and 2018, the EPA approved many pesticide products containing ingredients widely considered to be the most dangerous still in use, including some that have been banned in multiple countries or targeted for replacement …

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Thailand wants to ban these three pesticides. The US government says no

 “In the United States, pesticide residues are so common in domestic food supplies that a Food and Drug Administration report issued in September found more than 84% of domestic fruits, 53% of vegetables, and 42% of grains sold to consumers carried pesticide residues. It’s certainly not surprising that the Trump administration is working to protect …

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Thailand to ban glyphosate and other high-profile pesticides

“Vietnam banned all herbicides containing glyphosate soon after the Roundup cases in the US, but the decision was swiftly denounced by the US Secretary of Agriculture, who said it would impact global agricultural production. Thailand’s health minister, who has argued the pesticides put lives at risk, praised Tuesday’s move as “heroic” on his Facebook page …

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Trump administration is ‘relentless’ in keeping pesticide linked to brain damage in children on the market: scientists

Note: Dow is the largest manufacturer. “Scientists have spent years studying the harmful effects of chlorpyrifos on children and farmworkers, and the EPA was ready to ban its use in 2017,” Stillerman told Newsweek. “The Trump administration’s move to sideline science and reverse that decision as a gift to pesticide-maker Dow was shameful. States like …

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GREAT NEWS!! California announces end to brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos!!

GREAT NEWS!! California announces end to brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos!! From Pesticide Reform: GREAT NEWS!!!  The Newsom administration announces end  to virtually all use of the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos in California!!!  In response to the state’s initiation of cancelation proceedings, chlorpyrifos manufacturers Dow and others arrived at a settlement agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. Under the agreement …

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