HIGHLY TOXIC CHLORPYRIFOS

Chlorpyrifos is widely used in Agriculture in South Africa and in the average Western Cape Vineyard & Orchard

It was, until recently,  also registered for domestic use (home gardens,in and around the house, schools,public places) but has since been banned (only for domestic / residential use)

TATIB would like to see this highly toxic organophosphate pesticide totally banned in South Africa.

The article and links below will shed more light on why we feel it should be banned

 http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php

Chlorpyrifos data now available on TEDX’s Critical Windows of Development.

CRITICAL WINDOWS OF DEVELOPMENT is an interactive website tool that pairs human development in the womb with laboratory research showing where and when low-dose exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals results in altered health outcomes.

 now joins bisphenol A, phthalates, and dioxin in the timeline, which reveals effects of chlorpyrifos on the central nervous system, thyroid, heart, liver and more, in laboratory animals experiencing prenatal and early postnatal exposure.

To see the timeline, go to: http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php

In addition, 13,000 individuals and organizations from across the U.S. sent a letter to the U.S. EPA today calling for a ban on chlorpyrifos and a phase out of other organophosphate pesticides. 

For more information go to: http://www.fwpp.org/?page=OtherDocuments