EPA PROPOSES BAN ON PESTICIDE WIDELY USED ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
By Sharon Lerner , ProPublica
The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal to ban a controversial pesticide that is widely used on celery , tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables .
The EPA released its plan on April 30 th , nearly a week after a ProPublica investigation revealed the agency had laid out a justification for increasing the amount of acephate allowed on food by removing limits meant to protect children ’ s developing brains .
In calling for an end to all uses of the pesticide on food , the agency cited evidence that acephate harms workers who apply the chemical as well as the general public and young children , who may be exposed to the pesticide through contaminated drinking water .
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