2006年05月31日
ENS美國,華盛頓特區報導;蘇家億編譯;莫聞審校
美國代表上千名風險管理員與科學家的人員,協同美國環保署,共同發聲反對聯邦機構核淮超過廿餘種被對神經系統有害的殺蟲劑。據他們指出,核准該類藥劑將違反了《食品品質保護法》(FQPA)的預警原則。
Pending Pesticide Approvals Trouble EPA Scientists
Representatives for thousands of scientists and risk managers with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are objecting to imminent agency approval for more than 20 neurotoxic pesticides, that they say violates the precautionary principle mandated by the Food Quality Protection Act. These pesticides are classed as neurotoxicants because they damage the nervous system.