{"id":1557,"date":"2009-04-10T02:12:06","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T06:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2009-04-10T09:15:15","modified_gmt":"2009-04-10T13:15:15","slug":"groups-call-for-international-ban-on-lindane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2009\/04\/groups-call-for-international-ban-on-lindane\/","title":{"rendered":"Groups Call for International Ban of Lindane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\">(<em>Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, April 10, 2009) In the U.S., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/gateway\/pesticide\/lindane.htm\">lindane<\/a> is a pesticide approved for use in children\u2019s lice shampoo, but not on pets or plants. In much of the rest of the world, including Mexico, all uses of lindane have been banned for years. Parents, health professionals, and Arctic communities \u2014 whose food and breast milk are contaminated with a chemical they do not use \u2014 are urging US officials to close this loophole.<\/p>\n<p>Government delegates will gather in Geneva early next month to decide whether lindane will be added to a list of chemicals targeted for a global phase out under the international Stockholm Convention.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.panna.org\/files\/lindaneFDAandStateDepartmentApril09.pdf\">a letter<\/a> to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Joshua Sharfstein, a coalition of groups are calling on the agency leaders to support listing of lindane under the international treaty without exemption for lotions and shampoos (\u201cpharmaceutical uses\u201d). The letter also urges FDA to \u201ctake definitive action in ending pharmaceutical use of lindane domestically, as has already been accomplished in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese lindane shampoos and lotions have already been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=250\">banned in California<\/a> and in many countries around the world,\u201d says Kristin Schafer, Associate Director for Advocacy with Pesticide Action Network North America. \u201cU.S. agencies must do their job, and take action now to protect children in the US and around the world from this persistent pesticide.\u201d Lindane has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=350\">restricted in Michigan<\/a> for use on head lice and scabies.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the letter, the groups submitted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehponline.org\/docs\/2007\/10668\/abstract.pdf\">a scientific study<\/a> from the journal <em>Environmental Health Perspectives<\/em> documenting the success of the 2001 California ban, as well as a compilation of personal stories from parents around the country who have used less hazardous methods to control lice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The California experience shows that a ban on lindane products leads to cleaner water and healthier children,&#8221; says Dr. Sarah Janssen, co-author of the EHP article. &#8220;We have seen no lice or scabies outbreaks after more than seven years. There is simply no reason to keep these products on the market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Exposure to lindane, a neurotoxic organochlorine pesticide, has been linked to seizures, developmental disabilities and hormone disruption. It is known to be particularly hazardous to children. Lindane and associated isomers are among the most ubiquitous chemicals in the Arctic environment, contaminating traditional foods of Indigenous communities in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur traditional foods are polluted by chemicals that aren\u2019t even used here in the Arctic,\u201d says Shawna Larson, Environmental Justice Program Director for Alaska Community Action on Toxics. \u201cThe U.S. has been one of the few countries pressing to allow continued use of these products \u2014 it makes no sense, and it has to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The groups also submitted several statements and resolutions from Indigenous organizations in the Arctic region calling for an immediate phaseout of all uses of the pesticide lindane.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/gwire\/2009\/04\/08\/08greenwire-groups-urging-obama-admin-to-support-intl-lind-10469.html\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, April 10, 2009) In the U.S., lindane is a pesticide approved for use in children\u2019s lice shampoo, but not on pets or plants. 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