December 12th, 2017
EPA has released its revised risk assessment and announced an agreement with registrants to eliminate and phase out certain uses of the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos.Also known as Dursban, Lorsban, and other trade names, chlorpyrifos is one of the most widely-used insecticides in the U.S., both in agriculture and in and around the home. The Food Quality ProtectionAct, enacted in 1996, sets a more stringent safety standard for most pesticides and offers special protection for children. In meeting the tough safety standard, EPA believes it can do a better job of protecting children and others by further reducing exposure to chlorpyrifos, and providing the increased margins of safety now mandated by Federal law. These use modifications also will improve safety for workers who apply chlorpyrifos and for the environment.