[health-vn] Pesticide Carbofuran Banned for Food Crops [USA]

[Vern Weitzel]

http://www.sej.org/headlines/pesticide-carbofuran-banned-food-crops


Pesticide Carbofuran Banned for Food Crops

"The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule Monday banning the use 
of the pesticide carbofuran on food crops, saying it poses an unacceptable 
health risk, especially to children.

The insecticide, sold under the brand name Furadan, has been under EPA review 
for years. Its granular form was banned in the mid-1990s because it was blamed 
for killing millions of migratory birds. The agency began its effort to remove 
the pesticide completely from the market in 2006.

Furadan is manufactured by Philadelphia-based FMC Corp., which has fought the 
ban. In March, the company voluntarily scaled back its uses, in hopes of heading 
off broader restrictions."

H. Josef Hebert reports for the Associated Press May 11, 2009.

Source: AP, 05/12/2009