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EPA Issued Final Rule Announcing Intent to Ban Chlorpyrifos

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August 31, 2021

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FIFRA

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EPA

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Final Rule

EPA announced that it will ban use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food in order to better protect human health, particularly that of children, farmworkers, and other vulnerable groups. However, chlorpyrifos can still be used on nonfood crops, continuing to expose farmworkers in a variety of settings like plant nurseries and greenhouses. Read the final rule.