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Cyflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule.
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Cyflumetofen is a new pesticide as of October 2004. See EU database Molecular structure Original Final Rule online at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-07-01/html/2020-13048.htm SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of cyflumetofen in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested […]
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Flonicamid. Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule
*Read the original Final Rule online at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-28/html/2020-10565.htm Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural formula of Flonicamid For older info on adverse effects click here See below One commenter opposed approval of this tolerance claiming it could have detrimental effects on beneficial insects. Whether a pesticide has detrimental effects on beneficial insects, however, is a […]
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Fluridone; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule.
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural Formula of Fluridone (See effects from older site) See original Final Notice SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fluridone in or on avocados, mandarins, pomegranates, pistachios, and the stone fruit group (crop group 12). SePRO Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act […]
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Op-ed: Ever heard of isoxaflutole? That’s about to change
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural formula for Isoxaflutole EU Hazard classification & labelling Warning! According to the harmonised classification and labelling (ATP07) approved by the European Union, this substance is very toxic to aquatic life, is very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects and is suspected of damaging the unborn child. Across […]
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Isoxaflutole: EPA sidesteps public comment, allows cancer-linked pesticide
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural formula for Isoxaflutole EU Hazard classification & labelling Warning! According to the harmonised classification and labelling (ATP07) approved by the European Union, this substance is very toxic to aquatic life, is very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects and is suspected of damaging the unborn child. Champaign, […]
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Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerance
Molecular structure of Penoxsulam *Online here [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 46 (Monday, March 9, 2020)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 13548-13552] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-04524] ———————————————————————– ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 180 [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0061; FRL-10004-86] Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerance AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride fumigation to control brown marmorated stinkbug (Hempitera: Pentatomidae)
Note from Fluoride Action Network This abstract makes no mention of the severe neurotoxicity of sulfuryl fluoride, which we learned from Dow’s animal studies (search Brain here). This fumigant is used to fumigate post-harvest food (in the U.S. and Australia), structures, and pest infestations. Sulfuryl fluoride should be banned and safer methods are needed to […]
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Termination of “Cryolite 93” pesticide product
Cancellation of a Cryolite pesticide product *Online at https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0014-0041 Excerpts: Table 1—Product Cancellations Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredients 5481-132 5481 Cryolite 93 Cryolite. Table 3—Registrants of Cancelled and Amended Products EPA company No. Company name and address 5481 Amvac Chemical Corporation,4695 Macarthur Court, Suite 1200,Newport Beach, CA 92660-1706. […]
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France bans flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: Structural formula for Sulfoxaflor (see more information on its toxicity and USDA Shuts Down Data Collection on Honey Bees) and Sulfoxaflor: Documents. Structural formula for Flupyradifurone, a new insecticide announced in 2011. See Bayer’s 2013 technical information on it (trade name SivantoTM) France has banned the insecticides, Bayer’s […]
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Fluoride in Science News Again, This Time for Effects on Children’s IQ
The findings of a new Canadian study will be cold comfort for parents whose babies and children have consumed baby formula constituted with fluoridated drinking water. Scheduled for January 2020 publication in Environment International, the research paper, titled “Fluoride exposure from infant formula and child IQ in a Canadian birth cohort,” reports a significant drop […]
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