Jan 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will reassess the safety of herbicide paraquat, its administrator Lee Zeldin said on Friday on X, adding that the body is requiring manufacturers to thoroughly prove that current uses are safe in real-world conditions.
Syngenta, which markets paraquat under the brand name Gramoxone, is among the herbicide's major sellers.
The Swiss-based agricultural chemical company is facing several lawsuits in the U.S., where plaintiffs allege exposure to paraquat caused them to develop Parkinson's, a degenerative brain disease that leads to loss of muscle coordination.
It has previously said there was "no credible evidence" that paraquat causes Parkinson's.
In agricultural settings, paraquat is mostly applied to soybean, corn and cotton crop fields to control invasive weeds and grasses, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
(Reporting by Costas Pitas and Pooja Menon; Editing by Alan Barona)
LATEST POSTS
- 1
'Backward and upward and tilted': Spaceflight causes astronauts' brains to shift inside their skulls - 2The 1 question we have to ask ourselves about the Taylor Frankie Paul 'Bachelorette' scandal
- 3Which Diet Prompts the Incomparable Wellbeing Results?
- 4Savvy Cleaning: The 6 Robot Vacuums of 2024
- 5Polls open in tense Uganda election amid widespread delays
- 6 Objections for an Ocean side Wedding
- German petrol stations hike prices as once-a-day rule takes effect
- Bird flu poses risk of pandemic worse than COVID, France's Institut Pasteur says
- Hyundai Is Keeping the i30 Alive While America Keeps Losing Cars Like It
- I work with companies to confront addiction in the workplace. The hidden crisis is costing corporate America millions.
- 7 Powerful Methods for forestalling Telephone Overheating: Keep Your Gadget Cool
- Barry Manilow reveals lung cancer diagnosis and plans to undergo surgery: 'It's pure luck' it was 'found so early'
- Japan deploys the military to counter a surge in bear attacks
- Travels to Dream Objections in Europe
