An ICAR scientist says, "Green ka matlab hai safe" in a debate on #27PesticidesBan without acknowledging that acute toxicity is only one kind of toxicity. She completely ignores that there is chronic toxicity of diff kinds. "We are scientists" she asserts!
Her conception of alternatives is mainly in terms of one molecule being replaced by another. For precisely this reason, we in ASHA held a separate webinar on post-modern pest management science.
Pesticide industry rep said they were not aware of one particular order & that Anupam Verma Committee never asked for a ban as their latest tactic of argumentation. He did not tell the world that CCFI and other industry reps actually took part in the review.
Surely industry that filed cases in courts & impleaded in PILs knows what was decided by India's regulators, based on Review Committee's report - That if studies as recommended by Committee are not submitted by December, 2017, registration certificate will be deemed to be invalid
This was in December 2015 - ppqs.gov.in/sites/default/…
And like we keep saying, multiple committees have been asking for required data regarding safety or efficacy over DECADES now! Industry talking about not knowing that the ban was coming their way is unbelievable/untenable.
Going back to 'green ka matlab hai safe' - blue/green labelled ones could be probable carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, endocrine disruptors, highly toxic to bees etc. etc. So much for the half-truths on interpreting "toxicity" itself.
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