The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing criticism for its recent proposal to ease restrictions on the pesticide acephate, despite strong opposition from scientific advisory panels and evidence linking the chemical to neurodevelopmental disorders in children, such as autism and ADHD. The proposed changes could increase the permissible levels of acephate on crops like tomatoes and celery by tenfold. This decision goes against previous recommendations by scientific panels and ignores studies that have associated acephate with developmental issues in children and laboratory rats. Notably, acephate has been banned in Europe for two decades due to its toxic effects.
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The EPA is moving ahead with a proposal to ease restrictions on acephate despite multiple studies linking the pesticide to developmental problems in children and lab rats, and despite warnings from several scientific groups. https://t.co/CSJIa2wzb8
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The pesticide acephate belongs to a class of compounds linked to autism, hyperactivity & reduced scores on intelligence tests in kids. But rather than ban it, as Europe did 20 years ago, the EPA recently proposed easing restrictions on acephate. https://t.co/ECNNAWaJGN
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10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New EPA Proposal. “It will put children at an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD...” #acephate Via @propublica @fastlerner https://t.co/YfJAtHW6zG
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New: 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://t.co/MlNuFgfrDg