US Lags Behind Other Countries in Regulating Pesticide

Pesticides banned in other countries for their dangerous health effects are still used—in mass quantities—in the United States.bonandbon/Shutterstock

The United States seriously lags behind other countries when it comes to regulating pesticides, a situation that brings additional health risks for the U.S. population.

Environmental health researcher Nathan Donley with the Center for Biological Diversity reviewed pesticide regulations in the United States versus the EU, Brazil, and China, which represent four of the largest agricultural producers and users of pesticides in the world.