The USA lags behind other agricultural nations in banning harmful pesticides

• Published in: Environmental health Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 44 - 12
• Main Author: Donley, Nathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.06.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Agriculture - legislation & jurisprudence; Agrochemicals; Bans; Chemical industry; Environmental health; Environmental Health - legislation & jurisprudence; Environmental law; Environmental protection; Environmental Protection Agency; FDA approval; Food; Fungicides; Government Regulation; Inclination; Insecticides; International trade; Laws; Laws, regulations and rules; Memoranda; Nations; Pesticide; Pesticides; Registration; Regulation; Regulatory agencies; United States; United States; Brazil; Washington DC; United States > US; China; Agriculture; Regulation; Environmental Protection Agency; Pesticide

The United States of America (USA), European Union (EU), Brazil and China are four of the largest agricultural producers and users of agricultural pesticides in the world. Comparing the inclination and ability of different regulatory agencies to ban or eliminate pesticides that have the most potenti...