EPA Approves New Herbicide Blend Containing ‘Agent Orange’ Component 2,4-D, Paving Way For Controversial GE Crops

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Center for Food Safety (CFS) today condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to approve Dow Chemical’s Enlist Duo herbicide, a new blend of 2,4-D and glyphosate intended for use on Dow’s patented 2,4-D resistant (Enlist) genetically engineered corn and soybeans. EPA’s approval was the final hurdle for the heavily criticized new crop system and paves the way for commercialization and planting.

“EPA has turned its back on those it purports to protect – the American people and our environment,”...

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