EPA bans food pesticide after decades of controversy and health risks

After decades of controversy, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally banned the use of an old pesticide that is neurotoxic and particularly risky for children. The EPA called the ban, which prevents the organophosphate insecticide from being used on food crops, “an overdue step to protect public health.” The new ban involves an older pesticide called chlorpyrifos, which …