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The US government has a rule that pesticides that harm children cannot be sprayed upon crops that children eat. However, what in the world are children’s crops? Children’s crops could be defined as common fruits, vegetables, and nuts. However, Monsanto continues to spray methyl parathion and chlorpyrifos on crops. These chemicals have been proven to cause brain damage in children.
Nevertheless, Monsanto skirts around this ban by spraying glyphosate on soybeans. Glyphosate has been proven to be a known carcinogen. By saying that soybeans are something that children do not eat, then Monsanto sprays the mess out of them. However, soybeans are in all kinds of foods that are used as meat substitutes. Therefore, children actually eat foods with soybeans.
so it is okay to give adults cancer?
That’s what the courts say. The federal court blocked the EPA from allowing companies to spray chlorpyrifos in the USA. The EPA under this current administration has given Monsanto the OK to spray banned pesticides because they only spray them in Hawaii and Puerto Rico within the USA.
okay, but Hawaii could ban the import of said chemicals even if the EPA allows their use
Actually, this will also be going to federal court in 2020. Puerto Rico won’t take Monsanto to court because Puerto Rico is dependent on US aid. Monsanto is currently appealing or delaying lawsuits within Hawaii until next year. Hawaii does have state’s rights to stop it, but it’s all rooted in politics now with the state being primarily Democrat.
yes, but my point is Hawaii could prohibit chemicals from entering the island. they could arrest any captain who tried to bring them as a smuggler
Some pesticides will also be banned in our country. I found this news yesterday. I need to check what pesticides this is.
I don’t know which ones are banned there because some are banned by your country with the ones being banned in the EU are different.
Why only children’s food? They should stop spraying all crops.
Actually, it leaves the door open to spray everything because children do not eat the same crops.
I will not give children soy foods.
In the list of ingredients on food products, soy is not listed, but is added to foods in different ways. That means you could be eating it and not even know it.