The EPA has called for an emergency suspension on the common pesticide Dacthal for its harmful effect on fetuses when exposed to pregnant women, 15 years after being banned from European markets. Jefferey details the decades of foot dragging on the part of the EPA in protecting the public from this harmful weed killer and the trickle down effect these pesticides have on food products including baby food.

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