Dear Friends,
We have just heard from the Defenders of Wildlife that the DC Circuit yesterday rejected a request by FMC Corporation, the manufacturer of carbofuran, and several U.S. users of carbofuran, for a stay of EPA’s decision to revoke food tolerances of the deadly pesticide. FMC and some organizations were trying to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing their decision at the end of this year.
This court ruling means that the EPA’s decision to revoke all tolerances of carbofuran will take effect after December 31, 2009.
However it does not affect exports of Furadan – one of the the primary causes of death of lions in Africa.
The Defenders of Wildlife are running their own campaign to ban Carbofuran.
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Feb 3rd Elizabeth H USD 20.00
Good news here in the USA. NOT good for our African Lions and other wildlife there.
Those interested should go to the Defenders of Wildlife website and sign their petition urging Kenya’s Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, to enact a ban on the sale and use of carbofuran in Kenya and support new protections for the country’s remaining wild lions. So far over 45,000 signatures have been collected.
Thanks for posting this Paula.
Wonderful news !!!! Moving in the right direction !
I hope Kenya’s Prime Minister will follow the lead of US EPA and ban the import as well.
Everyone, please sign the petition at Defenders of Wildlife website.
Thanks for the update, Paula.