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