US agchem industry questions chlorpyrifos health assessment

摘要

US agrochemical industry association CropLife America (CLA) has questioned the data and methods used in US EPA’s health assessment of the insecticide, chlorpyrifos. The EPA has proposed re-registration, subject to additional risk mitigation measures, but CLA argues that the use of older, flawed epidemiological studies does not support extra use restrictions. Its submission to the EPA comes after the Agency had to extend the comment period because US President Joe Biden ordered a review of the re-registration proposal.