Take Action: Elimination of the Insecticide Is Both a Public Health and Ecosystem Issue - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Acephate as an insecticide is so toxic that EPA is proposing to ban all uses except the systemic injection into trees. Please submit comments by Wednesday, July 31!

#Acephate, an #insecticide and member of the #organophosphate (OP) family, is so #toxic that @EPA is proposing to ban all uses... except the systemic injection in #trees, which pose significant #ecological risks to #pollinators & #birds. #donoharm 🐝 Blog:

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Attn! EPA public comment session re: #acephate has been extended to July 31! 🌱 Tell @EPA that no #pesticide should be allowed to be used if the #crop can be produced #organically. #TakeAction

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Tell EPA to ban acephate insecticides | Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Please join us and encourage EPA to follow through with the ban on acephate. Let them know that we don’t want them to grant exceptions that favor the interests of big pesticide companies.

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EPA Proposes to Stop Most Uses of Highly Toxic Insecticide in Food and Water, But Open to Negotiating - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog EPA proposes ending most uses of acephate, an organophosphate insecticide and a well-known neurotoxicant, in an unexpected twist.

While @EPA announces a Proposed Interim Decision to discontinue all but 1 application of #acephate (an #organophosphate #pesticide) the agency asks for a voluntary settlement, which typically compromises the health of the public, workers & the environment.

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10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New EPA Proposal Against the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. “It’s exactly w...

10 Times as Much of This #Toxic #Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New #EPA Proposal
Against the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulation #acephate #neurodevelopmentaldisorders. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...