Agriculture

Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides!

Now is NOT the time to allow toxins in our food supply to weaken the immune systems of the American people! 

This exciting bill eliminates 90% of the worst pesticides in our food supply!

Approximately one-third of annual U.S. pesticide use — over 300 million pounds from 85 different pesticides — comes from pesticides that are banned in the European Union. The pesticide regulation statute, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1972 (FIFRA), contains many loopholes that put the interests of the pesticide industry above the health and safety of people and our environment.

The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020 (PACTPA) from Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), would provide desperately-needed improvement to FIFRA that would better protect people and the environment and calls for the following:

  • Bans some of the most damaging pesticides scientifically known to cause significant harm to people and the environment such as organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat.
  • Closes loopholes in emergency exemption regulation.
  • Places restrictions on pesticides banned in Europe or Canada until the EPA does a thorough safety testing review.
  • Requires farm owners to report injury to farm laborers from agrochemicals.
  • Places restrictions on agrochemicals that have shown to injure farm workers.
  • Requires instructions on agrochemical labels to be provided in the foreign language of applicators if there are 500+ speakers of that language.
  • Enables local communities to petition the EPA to investigate the harm from a pesticide and enact protective legislation and other policies without being vetoed or preempted by state law.

We ask you to have glyphosate herbicides added and co-sign this bill today! These chemicals have been proven to destroy the gut bacteria and weaken the immune system along with many other health issues.

We call upon Democrats and Republicans to co-sign this historical bill for American health! Protect our children, farm workers, and consumers who cannot afford organic! Reduce health care costs and protect the future of our country!

Thank you!

Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides!

Now is NOT the time to allow toxins in our food supply to weaken the immune systems of the American people! 

This exciting bill eliminates 90% of the worst pesticides in our food supply!

Approximately one-third of annual U.S. pesticide use — over 300 million pounds from 85 different pesticides — comes from pesticides that are banned in the European Union. The pesticide regulation statute, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1972 (FIFRA), contains many loopholes that put the interests of the pesticide industry above the health and safety of people and our environment.

The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020 (PACTPA) from Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), would provide desperately-needed improvement to FIFRA that would better protect people and the environment and calls for the following:

  • Bans some of the most damaging pesticides scientifically known to cause significant harm to people and the environment such as organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat.
  • Closes loopholes in emergency exemption regulation.
  • Places restrictions on pesticides banned in Europe or Canada until the EPA does a thorough safety testing review.
  • Requires farm owners to report injury to farm laborers from agrochemicals.
  • Places restrictions on agrochemicals that have shown to injure farm workers.
  • Requires instructions on agrochemical labels to be provided in the foreign language of applicators if there are 500+ speakers of that language.
  • Enables local communities to petition the EPA to investigate the harm from a pesticide and enact protective legislation and other policies without being vetoed or preempted by state law.

We ask you to have glyphosate herbicides added and co-sign this bill today! These chemicals have been proven to destroy the gut bacteria and weaken the immune system along with many other health issues.

We call upon Democrats and Republicans to co-sign this historical bill for American health! Protect our children, farm workers, and consumers who cannot afford organic! Reduce health care costs and protect the future of our country!

Thank you!