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Pesticides Awareness Week in the English-Speaking Caribbean
21-25 September 2009 - Pesticides Awareness Week for the English-Speaking Caribbean.
Pesticides Use in the EU
For several years the use of pesticides has been a major policy issue at both European and national level. Consumers have shown concern over possible harmful effects to human health and the environment, and policy makers have reacted by revising existing policy and creating new policy. In March of this year the European Commission completed a review of existing pesticides on the market before 1993 and removed more than two thirds of these substances. They were removed either because dossiers were not submitted, incomplete or withdrawn by industry or because substances failed the review.
Deadly Pesticide Banned in the US
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its final decision to revoke all food tolerances for the highly toxic pesticide carbofuran, which is sold under the name "Furadan" by FMC Corporation. The agency’s announcement confirms a proposed action first announced in July 2008. FMC Corp. will have the opportunity to challenge the decision within 90 days with a petition to stay the rule. When the rule becomes final, EPA will proceed with the cancellation of registration for all uses of the pesticide.
