Lawsuit Against EPA Over Pesticide-Coated Seeds Cites Honeybee Die-offs
Food safety and environmental advocates are accusing the Environmental Protection Agency of allowing pesticide-coated crop seeds to threaten U.S. honeybee and bird populations in a new lawsuit.
The Center for Food Safety and the Pesticide Action Network North America alleged in San Francisco federal court Tuesday that the EPA failed to register the seeds, widely used by crop farmers, as a pesticide under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Registration would require the seeds to conform to FIFRA labeling specifications, according to the lawsuit.
Coated seeds are typically treated with neonicotinoids. The class of insecticide disrupts the central nervous system of insects and predators of growing plants.
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The Center for Food Safety and the Pesticide Action Network North America alleged in San Francisco federal court Tuesday that the EPA failed to register the seeds, widely used by crop farmers, as a pesticide under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Registration would require the seeds to conform to FIFRA labeling specifications, according to the lawsuit.
Coated seeds are typically treated with neonicotinoids. The class of insecticide disrupts the central nervous system of insects and predators of growing plants.
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