https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-acephate-pesticide-regulations-update

“I’m surprised and very pleased,” said Patti Goldman, a senior attorney at #Earthjustice, who has been part of a farmworker led group that expressed concerns to EPA officials over the past years about the ongoing use of acephate and other #organophosphates.

As much as 12M pounds of acephate were used on #soybeans, #Brusselssprouts and other crops in 2019…up to 30% of #celery, 35% of #lettuce and 20% of #cauliflower and #peppers were grown with #acephate.

https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0915-0058

#EPA’s proposed #acephate ban comes on the heels of an 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that overturned the EPA’s 2021 ban on food uses of #chlorpyrifos, the most studied #organophosphate. This was an unexpected setback, but the EPA has the ability and the legal authority to reinstate the ban…

Tell the EPA to protect our health by following through on the #acephateban, reinstating the chlorpyrifos ban, and put bans in place on all #organophosphates #pesticides.

10 Times as Much of This #Toxic #Pesticide Could End Up on Your #Tomatoes and #Celery Under a New #EPA Proposal

Against the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on #acephate, which has been linked to #neurodevelopmental disorders. “It’s exactly what we recommended against,” one panelist said.

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-acephate-pesticide-adhd-autism-regulations?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

#EPAFail #ToxicPesticides #BrainDevelopment #FoodSafety

Children prenatally exposed to the chemicals #acephate and #bromacil had an increased risk of developing unilateral #retinoblastoma, or #cancer in one eye, and that exposure to #pymetrozine and #kresoxim-methyl increased the risk of all types of retinoblastoma.
#Medical #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2022/09/med09132202.html