Bill would ban chlorpyrifos residues in school meals

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, announced a bill on Wednesday to effectively ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos from school food. The bill would prohibit schools from buying and serving food that contains any detectable residue of the chemical. “As the mother… » Read More

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