RIP Chlorpyrifos (well, almost)

Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2020/02/rip-chlorpyrifos-well-almost/

Corteva Agroscience, the big agribiz company formed last year by merging much of Dow, DuPont and Pioneer, has apparently announced that it will cease producing chlorpyrifos.

Chlorpyrifos, according to the EPA, is “an organophosphate insecticide…used primarily to control foliage and soil-borne insect pests on a variety of food and feed crops.”  It is telling that the EPA’s definition fails to mention that this chemical has been linked to neurodevelopmental problems in children.

As <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/02/06/trump-kept-this-…

Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2020/02/rip-chlorpyrifos-well-almost/

Corteva Agroscience, the big agribiz company formed last year by merging much of Dow, DuPont and Pioneer, has apparently announced that it will cease producing chlorpyrifos.

Chlorpyrifos, according to the EPA, is “an organophosphate insecticide…used primarily to control foliage and soil-borne insect pests on a variety of food and feed crops.”  It is telling that the EPA’s definition fails to mention that this chemical has been linked to neurodevelopmental problems in children.

As <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/02/06/trump-kept-this-…

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