EWG Comments to EPA on Pyrethroid

The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the EPA on the reevaluation of the FQPA safety factor for pyrethroid insecticides. To protect children’s health, EWG urges the EPA to use a tenfold FQPA safety factor for this class of insecticides.

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