The EPA’s draft health risk assessment of chlorpyrifos has found “no risks of concern, including children’s health” when products are used according to label directions. It cites the limited remaining residential use of the insecticide. Environmental group Earthjustice, which is suing the EPA, says the Trump administration is rejecting years of established science which shows a clear health risk to children’s brains. The EPA draft says “neurodevelopmental effects remains unresolved.”
Corteva announced earlier this year it is phasing out production of chlorpyrifos.
