For decades, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
has known that Dow’s chlorpyrifos
pesticide, marketed under names like
Dursban and Lorsban, is dangerous to
children and farmworkers.
And yet, the EPA has allowed the
continued use of this dangerous
pesticide on golf courses, on parks and
on farms—where it drifts onto food.
In her
recent article, “Pesticides, Birth
Defects and Brain Damage in Children,”
Dr. Janette Sherman, MD, says that
chlorpyrifos “is a serious risk to
health and intellect for people working
and living in proximity to fields.”
Sherman also said that detectable levels
of chlorpyrifos in New York City
children raises the question of exposure
via food. According to Sherman:
Known to damage children’s
brains, Dow’s chlorpyrifos is now up for
review by the EPA. Will the EPA finally
ban Dow’s chlorpyrifos? Or will the
agency continue to allow Big Ag to
poison our children?
Tell the EPA: Stop Letting Dow Chemical
Poison our Children with Chlorpyrifos!
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