US ditches chlorpyrifos ban for food crops

By Rebecca Trager2019-08-02T14:25:00

An image showing a sign warning of the application of the pesticide Lorsban (Chlorpyrifos) in a California orange grove

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Environmental Protection Agency says evidence of harm from food residues is insufficient

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to continue allowingthe controversial organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos to be used on food crops, overturning a ban proposed by the Obama administration in late 2015.