carbofuran

EPA Moves To Ban Potentially Dangerous Pesticide From Domestic And Imported Food

EPA Moves To Ban Potentially Dangerous Pesticide From Domestic And Imported Food

The EPA has announced that it intends to ban a pesticide, carbofuran, from both domestic and imported food because of the danger it poses to “general population” particularly small children. The pesticide isn’t commonly used in the United States but is popular in developing nations and is sprayed on “crops including rice, bananas, coffee and sugar cane,” according to the Washington Post.