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\"\"(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, December 6, 2019) A current ban of two pesticides \u2014 chlorpyrifos<\/a> and its structurally close cousin chlorpyrifos-methyl \u2014 in nine European Union (EU) states is facing last-ditch efforts by pesticide producers to extend current EU approval, which is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2020. These compounds are notorious for their devastating impacts on neurodevelopment<\/a> in fetuses and children. Beyond Pesticides has repeatedly advocated for a ban<\/a> of these compounds because of the grave risks they pose.<\/p>\n

In 2006, chlorpyrifos was approved by the EU for use for 10 years \u2014 even in the context of demonstrated evidence that chlorpyrifos causes significant developmental delays. The EU Observer<\/em> notes<\/a> that the EU never evaluated these impacts of exposure to chlorpyrifos compounds. More recent research has shown other neurodevelopmental deficits and anomalies: reduced IQ and working memory, attention deficit disorders, and autism spectrum disorders, among them.<\/p>\n

In July 2019, the European Commission (EC) requested that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) publish an interim statement on the effects of chlorpyrifos on human health. In early August 2019, EFSA and experts from EU member states moved the EU closer to a ban on chlorpyrifos when they announced their conclusion that chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl do not meet criteria for renewed approval.<\/a> Included in their evaluation were evidence of both the neurotoxicity and potential genotoxicity of the compounds.<\/p>\n

Manufacturers objected, and ironically, farmers \u2014 who are at increased risk of acute exposure effects of the chemicals, which can cause respiratory paralysis and even death \u2014 joined in the grievance, invoking concern<\/a> that the withdrawal of chlorpyrifos could \u201csignificantly compromise European fruit and vegetable production.\u201d The EU Observer <\/em>wryly wrote, \u201cThe letter thus seemed to ignore that the ban of chlorpyrifos in nine countries had not led to a collapse of fruit and vegetable production.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manufacturers, including Corteva (which was the agricultural unit of DowDuPont prior to its spin-off as a separate, public company) and Ascenza, are pressuring the EU to extend approval beyond the 2020 date.<\/p>\n

Corteva insists that neither pesticide is genotoxic. Thomas Lyall, the regulatory and stewardship leader for Corteva, actually said<\/a> that there is \u201cno evidence of developmental neurotoxicity in animals or humans from either chlorpyrifos or chlorpyrifos-methyl.\u201d<\/p>\n

A primary tactic of industry pushback appears to be to delegitimize the role and claims of nonprofit health and environment advocates. In January 2019, representatives from Corteva said<\/a>, \u201cregulation should not be done on the basis of public pressure triggered by activists which do not trust the legal regulatory system but on sound evidence.\u201d In October, industry lobbying firm EPPA charged<\/a> that the EU Commission had overreacted and was being \u201cguided by strong NGO [non-governmental organization] and media pressure.\u201d Such arguments ignore the many studies that have demonstrated the dangers of exposure to these chlorpyrifos compounds; see, for example, the studies in the Endnotes of this Pesticides and You<\/em> journal article<\/a>, \u201cWidely Used Pesticide in Food Production Damages Children\u2019s Brains.\u201d<\/p>\n

EU member state representatives were scheduled to meet in the first week of December, and a majority was expected to be in favor of a chlorpyrifos ban. Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Slovenia, and Sweden all indicated interest in preventing the renewal of chlorpyrifos-methyl (with Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Poland against cancellation). It is not known whether, should the compounds be banned by the EU, Corteva intends to bring suit against the EC to prevent foreclosure of the use of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has endured its own chlorpyrifos saga during the past few years. As Beyond Pesticides wrote<\/a> in August 2019: \u201cIn 2015 the EPA proposed to revoke food residue tolerances of chlorpyrifos, which would effectively have banned use of the pesticide in agriculture; all residential uses had previously been withdrawn from the market in 2000. Then, early in 2017, with a new administration in place, then-EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt reversed the agency\u2019s own proposal to ban the pesticide \u2014 a decision that happened just weeks after Mr. Pruitt met with the head of Dow Chemical Company, maker of the compound. Mr. Pruitt then falsely claimed the science on chlorpyrifos was \u2018unresolved\u2019 and said EPA would study the issue \u2014 with no planned action \u2014 until 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n

In April 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th<\/sup>\u00a0Circuit ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to justify<\/a> why\u00a0chlorpyrifos<\/a> should remain in the U.S. market, given the overwhelming evidence of its toxicity to children, especially, and gave EPA 90 days to comply. Astonishingly, in July, EPA\u00a0denied the petition<\/a>, and instead of providing the court-mandated rationale for continued use, chose to attack the science<\/a> as \u201cnot . . . valid, complete, and reliable.\u201d Absent any meaningful federal action on these toxic pesticides, Hawaii<\/a>, California<\/a>, and New York<\/a> have all moved to ban chlorpyrifos; Connecticut, Oregon, and Maryland are all in various phases of considering and enacting limits or bans. As with so many environmental concerns during the Trump administration, states are where any meaningful action currently happens.<\/p>\n

As Beyond Pesticides covered in May 2019,<\/a> a group of leading toxics experts has called for a ban on organophosphate pesticides, which category includes chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl. These scientists concluded that: (1) widespread use of organophosphate (OP) pesticides to control insects has resulted in ubiquitous human exposures; (2) acute exposures to OPs are responsible for poisonings and deaths, particularly in developing countries; and (3) evidence demonstrates that prenatal exposures, even at low levels, put children at risk for cognitive and behavioral deficits, and for neurodevelopmental disorders.<\/p>\n

A transition to organic food production, and to nontoxic land and pest management systems, is the solution to this and most risks of pesticide use. A robustly growing sector, organics is a real, productive, and viable alternative to the use of toxic pesticides<\/a>. States should ban chlorpyrifos compounds at the very least, but organophosphates generally, should undertake organic management on state-owned lands, and should support producers in transitioning away from chemical agriculture and to organic, regenerative, and sustainable practices<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/euobserver.com\/environment\/146772?mc_cid=2e74ccd1fc&mc_eid=ee19ad4c9b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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In July 2019, the European Commission (EC) requested that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) publish an interim statement on the effects of chlorpyrifos on human health. 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