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carbofuran 
Mon May 11, 2009 at 22:00:12 PM PDT
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15 years after originally banning the granular form of carbofuran, an insecticide sold under the brand name Furadan, which was so toxic that just one grain was enough to kill a bird - USEPA on Monday finally officially banned use of the chemical in any form on food crops meant for human consumption -
FMC Corp. officials could not immediately be reached for comment. The company said on its Web site that Furadan "remains a useful product, vital to the sustainability of agriculture" and that its proper use "does not create a risk to human health, wildlife or the environment."
It's always great to see corporations attempt to pass of their deadly chemicals as a "sustainable solution", isn't it? While they're at it, maybe FMC Corporation can explain why a google search for 'FMC EPA investigation' brings up 18,500 hits, or why I spent a large percentage of my working life in environmental remediation back in New Jersey at their West Windsor chemical plant?
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 at 08:49:29 AM PDT
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Yeah, I know, saying "toxic pesticide" is rather redundant, but that's how it is. Anyhow, I would have posted this in a Pot Luck thread, but there haven't been any in three days, so excuse the brevity (ha!) of this diary.
A major story in today's Washington Post alerted me to this "surprise" move by the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the pesticide carbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl methylcarbamate; marketed under the names Furadan and Curater). Carbofuran is already banned in Europe -- no surprise there -- "but it is used more heavily in developing countries on crops including rice, bananas, coffee and sugar cane. The EPA had indicated earlier this year that it would not apply the ban to imported food, but yesterday it said it will." The chemical is also used domestically for potatoes, corn and soybeans.
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