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August 30, 2021    London, UK

4th International Webinar on Food Safety

Food Safety & Security
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Food Safety & Security

London

Title: Food Safety & Security

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EPA ends use of pesticide chlorpyrifos on food because of human safety concerns

2021-08-25 - 2021-08

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food for the protection of human health, particularly that of children and farmworkers. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said chlorpyrifos’s removal from the marketplace is “an overdue step to protect public health. Ending the use of chlorpyrifos on food will help to ensure children, farmworkers, and all people are protected from the potentially dangerous consequences of this pesticide,” “After the delays and denials of the (Trump) administration, EPA will follow the science and put health and safety first,” Regan added. Chlorpyrifos has been used on corn, soybeans, and other food crops. It was only last December that EPA extended the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos for some agricultural purposes. Several states previously banned the use of the pesticide. The EPA announced the ban on Aug. 18. Chlorpyrifos has gained a reputation as a “toxic, brain-damaging pesticide. Agricultural interests say they are exploring other treatment options now that chlorpyrifos is out of the picture.

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