Australia’s agricultural watchdog is under renewed criticism over its stance on a controversial farming product allegedly linked to Parkinson’s disease, after it was banned in a US state.
Australia's leading movement disorder specialists say the chemical regulator has not engaged with their concerns about paraquat, despite growing evidence linking the herbicide to Parkinson's disease.
Sugarcane growers are scrambling to keep paraquat available, while broadacre farmers warn the chemical regulator’s recent ...
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority concludes its nearly 30-year review of the controversial but popular herbicide.
Parkinson’s Australia has strongly criticised a landmark regulatory decision allowing restricted but ongoing use of the controversial herbicide paraquat, warning of “catastrophic health consequences” ...
Australia’s chemical regulator has approved the use of a herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease, in a move opponents say will have a “severe human cost”.
It is illegal to use paraquat in at least 74 jurisdictions worldwide, including the European Union, China, Malaysia, Brazil and, most recently, the US state of Vermont. But today, Australia’s chemical ...
Industry organisations are ingesting the impact of yesterdays' APVMA ruling on paraquat and diquat, which limit but do not ...
Critics of Australia’s chemical regulator say an overall increase in approvals hides the fact that less than one in two major ...
Beneath the fine print on the back of that can of fly spray under your sink is an APVMA registration number. It reflects the important work that scientists at the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary ...
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