After years of controversy and legal claims, the agricultural use of chlorpyrifos, which is one of the most widely used insecticides in all types of crops and gardens, is banned in America.
Following the publication of research based on which this insecticide causes serious neurological damage in children, the EPA banned the use of this insecticide in 2015, but this ban was lifted in 2020 with the claim that there was insufficient documentation in There is no relation with the dangers of this pesticide, it was removed and now this insecticide is again added to the black list of pesticides that cannot be used in food products. According to the order of the Biden administration to the EPA, this ban is supposed to be implemented in the next 6 months.
It is predicted that with the implementation of this ban, the use of this insecticide in the country will decrease by more than 95%.
Since chlorpyrifos is one of the best-selling insecticides and has a wide range of use in the control of numerous pests, this decision will certainly face criticism and opposition from the chemical and agricultural industries. It should be noted that chlorpyrifos can be used for non-agricultural purposes and non-food products.
