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“US regulators are poised to approve a pesticide made with a controversial class of toxic chemicals, stoking concerns of new risks for farms across the country.
Syngenta, which developed the pesticide and is seeking US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval, lauds the new active ingredient, cyclobutrifluram, as a safe way to battle pests and diseases and help promote ‘sustainability.’
But environmental and health advocates say the new pesticide product contains fluorinated chemicals, which, by definition, makes them per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which can persist in the environment for decades or even centuries.” …