Bayer refuses EPA request to halt insecticide use in US markets

‘The German chemical company Bayer AG does not intend to stop selling the widely used insecticide Belt in the US. EPA’s request to voluntarily recall Belt because the chemical could harm wildlife in waterways was rejected by Bayer’s agricultural division.

Bayer Crop Science said Friday that it will instead ask for Belt’s product registration to be reviewed by an Environmental Protection Agency administrative law judge, at the agency’s Office of General Counsel.

“The company believes the methods used by the EPA exaggerate environmental risk and would deny farmers access to a critical pest management tool,” Bayer said in a statement.’

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