Citing ‘Serious Health Risks,’ U.S. EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The U.S. EPA has issued the emergency suspension of all registrations of Dacthal, citing the potential harm to unborn babies whose mothers are exposed to the pesticide.

In the Aug. 6 press release, the EPA said that it is the first time in almost 40 years that the agency has taken this type of emergency action, “following several years of unprecedented efforts by the Biden-Harris Administration to require the submission of long-overdue data and then assess and address the risk this pesticide poses.”

“EPA has taken this action because unborn babies whose pregnant mothers are exposed to …