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A new analysis of the Pesticide Action Network reveals that European Commission's health service DG SANTE approves the use of pesticides with potential carcinogenic metabolites as a standard procedure (Table 1 in attached analysis, e.g. Carfentrazone, Mesotrione, Flazasulfuron, Metsulfuron). Commission allows industry to "confirm" (with the "confirmatory information" derogation) at a later stage (after approval), that the pesticide residues are not carcinogenic. The industry is not asked to carry out further experiments, even when the scientific evidence indicate a carcinogenic potential of the pesticide metabolites; "information" suffices. It also turns out that DG SANTE -in clear violation of the law- assumes that carcinogenic compounds have safe levels of exposure for humans. In July this year, a decision was taken for the renewal of the pesticide Maleic Hydrazine that contains a genotoxic impurity (Hydrazine) with a 1B-classification for carcinogenity. Hydrazine could end up in our food, while the law provides that any contact with humans must be excluded.
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