http://pesticideinformation.eu/2008/10/16/pesticides-an-alternative-view-from-africa-fighting-malaria/ The real deal on pesticides, insecticides & herbicides - issues on toxicity, water pollution, environment, pesticide use and regulatory issues. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://pesticideinformation.eu/2008/10/16/pesticides-an-alternative-view-from-africa-fighting-malaria/#comment-49 Richard Tren Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:03:25 +0000 http://asterpp.arvixevps.com/~asterpp/piblog/?p=407#comment-49 Dr Alam makes a very important point. Pesticides and other chemicals are mis-used around the world and undoubtedly people are exposed to substances at unsafe doses. Does this justify the proposed EU regulations with their hazard-based cut-offs? No. The problems that Dr Alam describes can and should be dealt with best by improving regulatory oversight, educating users and consumers and proceeding with regualtions that are based on sound scientific principles. Dr Alam is correct to point out that DDT is banned for agriculture, but not banned for public health. But as they stand, the EU regulations would ensure that many of the chemcials used in public health and agriculture would be banned - and production would dry up for the niche markets such as public health. Even if the production doesn’t cease altogether, it is highly likely that the price would rise and availablity would decline. The real danger though is in the ongoing research for new chemicals for both agriculture and public health. With a system of regulations that is based on hazard assessment cut-offs, it will be exceedingly difficult to bring new chemicals to market. We need to find chemicals for public health and agriculture in order to continue to save lives in the face of insecticide resistance and produce safe food in sufficient quantitites. The EU regulations that we are all concerned about would not change the way that poor farmers in Bangladesh and elsewhere misuse pesticides and they would stifle innovation. Many will lose - who wins? I guess some of the hardline antipesticides activist groups Dr Alam makes a very important point. Pesticides and other chemicals are mis-used around the world and undoubtedly people are exposed to substances at unsafe doses. Does this justify the proposed EU regulations with their hazard-based cut-offs? No.
The problems that Dr Alam describes can and should be dealt with best by improving regulatory oversight, educating users and consumers and proceeding with regualtions that are based on sound scientific principles.
Dr Alam is correct to point out that DDT is banned for agriculture, but not banned for public health. But as they stand, the EU regulations would ensure that many of the chemcials used in public health and agriculture would be banned – and production would dry up for the niche markets such as public health. Even if the production doesn’t cease altogether, it is highly likely that the price would rise and availablity would decline.
The real danger though is in the ongoing research for new chemicals for both agriculture and public health. With a system of regulations that is based on hazard assessment cut-offs, it will be exceedingly difficult to bring new chemicals to market. We need to find chemicals for public health and agriculture in order to continue to save lives in the face of insecticide resistance and produce safe food in sufficient quantitites.
The EU regulations that we are all concerned about would not change the way that poor farmers in Bangladesh and elsewhere misuse pesticides and they would stifle innovation.
Many will lose – who wins? I guess some of the hardline antipesticides activist groups

]]> http://pesticideinformation.eu/2008/10/16/pesticides-an-alternative-view-from-africa-fighting-malaria/#comment-48 Dr. Syed Nurul Alam Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:57:57 +0000 http://asterpp.arvixevps.com/~asterpp/piblog/?p=407#comment-48 Do the authour knows that in many underdeveloped countries like Bangladesh, farmers are applying toxic pesticides daily and marketing those products within 6 hour of exposure? Do the authour knows that how many peoples are effecting by serious pesticide related diseases? Yes, we need pesticides to combat with the vectors, but for that reason it will not be wise to stop regulation on health hazard related pesticides for agriculture use. DDT is banned for agriculture in many countries, but not banned for health purpose. Other toxic pesticide can also follow the same way. Do the authour knows that in many underdeveloped countries like Bangladesh, farmers are applying toxic pesticides daily and marketing those products within 6 hour of exposure? Do the authour knows that how many peoples are effecting by serious pesticide related diseases? Yes, we need pesticides to combat with the vectors, but for that reason it will not be wise to stop regulation on health hazard related pesticides for agriculture use. DDT is banned for agriculture in many countries, but not banned for health purpose. Other toxic pesticide can also follow the same way.

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