APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS EPA’S CARBOFURAN DECISION
News Date August 10, 2010
The U.S. Court of Appeals has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore import tolerances for carbofuran for rice, bananas, coffee and sugar cane. EPA had recognized in a written opinion that that "exposure to carbofuran in imported foods alone is safe." The court has ruled that EPA's decision to revoke the import tolerances for these foods was "arbitrary and capricious."
A number of agriculture groups, including NASDA have supported the continued use of carbofuran where there are no alternatives. (Contact: Nathan Bowen)