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EPA banning use of chlorpyrifos on food crops

08/18/21 4:19 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS chlorpyrifos Chris Novak CropLife America Environmental Protection Agency EPA farmworkers Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act FIFRA food tolerances insecticide Michael Regan Natural Resources Defense Council neurotoxicity NRDC pesticides
The Environmental Protection Agency will prohibit the use of chlorpyrifos on food crops grown in the U.S., the agency announced Wednesday, complying with a federal appeals court order issued in April.
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