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Bayer has announced it will stop selling endosulfan by end 2010

  •  27 July 2009
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Bayer has announced it will stop selling endosulfan by end 2010

The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) says Bayer the multinational chemical company will end distribution of the pesticide endosulfan in 2010 and will replace the toxic pesticide with safer alternatives.

According to PAN, the decision follows years of its global campaigning and the recent action formed by a coalition of 16 countries to remove the chemical from use. It is led by Pants to Poverty and the coalition’s partners include Pesticide Action Network, Fairtrade Alliance Kerala and Zameen Organic.

Bayer says it plans to stop the sale of the chemical substance endosulfan by the end of 2010 in all the countries where it is still legally available. It will then be replaced by alternatives with a better risk profile.

The PAN Network says endosulfan is linked to autism, birth defects and male reproductive harm. It is also banned in over 60 countries including those in the European Union.

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