Total Ban on Atrazine Pesticide to Protect Public Health and Water
This act immediately and permanently bans the production, sale, and use of the pesticide atrazine across the United States. The goal is to safeguard citizens from documented health risks, including elevated cancer risks and birth defects, and to protect water sources from long-term contamination. Within six months, all allowable residue limits of atrazine in or on food will be revoked.
Key points
Immediate and permanent prohibition on the use, production, sale, and import of the widely used herbicide, atrazine.
All legal limits (tolerances) for atrazine residues in food must be revoked within six months of the law's enactment, affecting food safety standards.
The measure aims to reduce public health risks (cancer, birth defects) and protect water quality nationwide, as atrazine is highly persistent in the environment.
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Citizen Poll