Reproductive Health
Scientists report disturbing reproductive health trends around the world, and research shows that pesticides are at least partly to blame.
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Transport, Trade & Treaties
National borders mean nothing to pesticides. A pesticide sprayed on roses in Ecuador contaminates the blood of children in Iowa. Fruits and vegetables imported by Europeans carry residues of pesticides long banned on the continent. Pesticides used in the U.S. and around the world taint
Undue Influence
Much as the chemical industry complains about regulation, the regulatory process in the U.S. is largely captured by corporate interests. Corporations wield unmatched money and influence, and regulatory agencies rely on industry-funded studies, antiquated legal frameworks and inadequate enforcement tools. In reviewing the health and
FDA Fails to Ban Neurotoxic Lindane
Contact: Paul Towers, Pesticide Action Network 916-216-1082, ptowers@panna.org November 28, 2012 FDA Fails to Ban Neurotoxic Lindane Agency ignores science, fails to pull pesticide used in children’s shampoos and lotions Washington, DC – Ten years after California enacted a ban of lindane in pharmaceutical products,
Rep. Markey to FDA: Why are lindane shampoos still allowed?
Lice shampoos containing lindane continue to be allowed in the U.S., despite being slated for a global ban due to the organochlorine pesticide's persistence and toxicity. Last week, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) urged the Obama Administration to pull these products from the U.S. market
Lice shampoo company STILL pushing lindane
Most kids are back to school now, and one of the unfortunate realities parents have to deal with this time of year is lice infestations. It always amazes me that lice shampoos made with harmful pesticides such as lindane and malathion are still readily available.
Lice comb trumps lindane on global stage
It's official: A specially designed comb works just as well to control headlice as shampoos laced with lindane. As an added bonus, there's no exposure to neurotoxins involved. Later this month in Geneva, a simple, effective lice comb designed by the National Pediculosis Association (NPA)
Global chemical treaty adds lindane to ban list
Contacts: Kristin Schafer, 415-981-1771 Heather Pilatic, 415-694-8596 Neurotoxic pesticide one of nine new chemicals targeted by the POPs treaty Geneva, May 11, 2009 — In Geneva on Saturday, countries of the world agreed to a global ban on lindane, a highly toxic insecticide that persists
35 Years: Powerful partnerships for food & farm justice
In 1982, the luster of the “Green Revolution” was beginning to fade. The promised increases in yields from “miracle” hybrid grains that required high inputs of water, chemical fertilizers and pesticides had failed to appear. The global pesticide trade, however, was thriving — yielding dramatic