by Derrick Broze, Activist Post:
A recently published study reveals that pesticide companies have failed to disclose data related to brain toxicity. What does this mean for toxicity data in other fields of research?
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As more Americans grapple with the reality that we are swimming in a soup of toxins and radiation, Europeans are becoming aware of the lack of transparency involving studies of pesticides, and potentially other toxins.
A study published in early June found that some studies of pesticides relating to developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) were submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), but not to regulatory bodies within the European Union. It took between 14 and 21 years for EU regulators to become aware of these studies. Once they were aware of the data, they enacted new safety regulations in some cases and continue to evaluate necessary steps in others.
A DNT test typically exposes pregnant female rats to a pesticide to assess their offspring for neuropathological and behavioral changes. The tests have been useful for identifying chemicals which will cause DNT in humans.
The study was first reported on by The Guardian in collaboration with European outlets Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARD, Der Spiegel in Germany, SRF in Switzerland, and Le Monde in France. It has received little attention in the American media.
In their review, “Non-disclosure of developmental neurotoxicity studies obstructs the safety assessment of pesticides in the European Unio,” the researchers write (emphasis added):
“We identified 35 DNT studies submitted to the U.S. EPA and with the corresponding EU dossiers available. Of these, 9 DNT studies (26%) were not disclosed by the pesticide company to EU authorities. For 7 of these studies, we have identified an actual or potential regulatory impact.”
The data in the 9 undisclosed studies found changes in brain size, delayed sexual maturation, and reduced weight gain in the second generation of pregnant laboratory rats exposed to a pesticide. Pesticides which were studied but not disclosed to the EU include the popular herbicide glyphosate, insecticides abamectin, ethoprophos, and pyridaben, and the fungicide fluazinam. These chemicals have been used on tomatoes, strawberries, and potatoes.
