‘Cosmetic’ Pesticides: Safe to Use by Professionals and Homeowners

Authors

  • John J. Holland Integrated Environmental Plant Management Association

Abstract

A short overview of why the BC Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides concluded that there should be no prohibition of pesticide use in British Columbia, and why the anti-pesticide organizations are incorrect to use only selected and weak epidemiological studies as ‘evidence’ for their stance.

Author Biography

John J. Holland, Integrated Environmental Plant Management Association

Communications Director

References

Bennett, Bill, 2012. Report of the Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides. Victoria, B.C., May, 2012.

Health Canada, undated. “Guidelines for the Registration of Non Conventional Pest Control Products.” Available at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/pest/_pol-guide/dir2012-01/index-eng.php

International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2007. Attributable Causes of Cancer in France in the Year 2000. World Health Organization, Switzerland.

Weichenthal, Scott, 2009. “Update on Findings from the Ongoing Agricultural Health Study.” Presented at Health Canada FPT Meeting, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

World Cancer Research Fund International and the American Institute for Cancer Research, 2007. Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective. American Institute for Cancer Research, Washington, DC.

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Published

2012-12-03

Issue

Vol. 109 (2012): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

Section

Forum

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