Pesticide Makers Challenge EPA’s Approach to Endocrine Screening

Pesticide industry group CropLife America says it has filed a petition with EPA requesting “further examination and explanation” of EPA’s risk assessment for testing suspected endocrine disrupting substances, which is set for implementation on August 31. The petition asks EPA to “issue policies and procedures for implementing the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) that ensure the program minimizes duplicative testing and utilizes sound science.” The program ignores directives from Congress that EPA base its findings on...

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