The EPA is banning chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used on food crops, after 14 years of pressure from environmental and labor groups
- Written by: Gina Solomon, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Chlorpyrifos is widely used on crops, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, corn and soybeans.AP Photo/John RaouxOn Aug. 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will end use of chlorpyrifos – a pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental problems and impaired brain function in children – on all food products...
