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> carbofuran, an insecticide banned by the E.P.A for all legal purposes. Carbofuran is produced in the U.S. by Pennsylvania-based FMC Corp, which exports the pr

by eyegor 7y ago

> carbofuran, an insecticide banned by the E.P.A for all legal purposes. Carbofuran is produced in the U.S. by Pennsylvania-based FMC Corp, which exports the product to Mexico, India and other nations. The EU, Canada and Brazil have full bans on carbofuran The fact that the epa doesn't have the authority to shut down production of this stuff is insane. Most things that are banned multinationally also face production bans for obvious reasons.

microcolonel 7y ago
> The fact that the epa doesn't have the authority to shut down production of this stuff is insane. How? It's not even anywhere near in their purview. > Most things that are banned multinationally also face production bans for obvious reasons. The chemical is also produced in Mexico (AFAIK by Viakem and Pyosa) and Brazil (by FMC Quimica do Brasil), and elsewhere. It is imported illegally from outside the country for these ops as far as I'm aware, so whether FMC Corp is producing it or not is immaterial to its availability in the U.S. for these ops.
- JulianMorrison 7y ago
  Poisonous shit should be banned globally, with global enforcement.
  - vectorEQ 7y ago
    by the world police of our one government :O yes sir!
    - LinuxBender 7y ago
      you got the theme of Team America stuck in my head. :-)
    - deleted 7y ago
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- ianhawes 7y ago
  Regardless, it should not be manufactured here in the US if it's not even legal to use it in the US. This reeks of lobbying efforts by FMC Corp.
  - gambiting 7y ago
    I mean, world is full of nonsense like this - UK is the world's largest producer of medical marijuana even though medical marijuana isn't really a thing here(it has been moved from schedule 1 to schedule 2 last year but it's nearly impossible to a) get it prescribed b) actually buy it) [0]https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cannabis-legal-uk-worlds-largest-producer-marijuana-weed-un-body-findings-a8243921.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cannabis-leg...
    - vectorEQ 7y ago
      ah , here its legal to buy weed in stores, but stores aren't allowed to buy it from 'vendors' and 'vendors' aren't allowed to produce it :D wonderful world :D full of magic
  - snagglegaggle 7y ago
    Ehh, I think that is a dangerous view. It could be used for other purposes, like as an intermediate reactant or for research. Similar thinking is why it is so hard to conduct chemistry or microbiology research as a normal person. Obviously dangerous things can't be sold to plebs and everything with a chemical formula is dangerous. Consider that many people wish to ban animal cruelty -- sounds fine, except these laws tend to boil down to "every animal must be treated as a pet" even though that is not an economical proposition for the vast majority of animals that exist. Even if you just ban "killing puppies" now dog breeding is essentially illegal as the most effective way is to kill the young you don't want.
    - klyrs 7y ago
      > Even if you just ban "killing puppies" now dog breeding is essentially illegal as the most effective way is to kill the young you don't want. That really wouldn't be such a bad thing, IMO. Dog (and cat) breeders, by and large, exist to produce animals to maximize certain aesthetic norms, often to the detriment of their health. Given how many unwanted animals are killed in shelters each year, it wouldn't be such a bad thing to limit their production a bit
pastor_elm 7y ago
>. Most things that are banned multinationally also face production bans for obvious reasons. Not really. Canada exported asbestos until 2012.
- undersuit 7y ago
  Asbestos still has use, just some of the uses have been banned.
  - not_a_cop75 7y ago
    And asbestos is a very generic term. There are certain particle sizes that are absolutely harmful and others that pose little to no effect. There should be a name for the dangerous particles regardless of meterial. Silicosis agents?

by eyegor 7y ago

microcolonel 7y ago

> The fact that the epa doesn't have the authority to shut down production of this stuff is insane. How? It's not even anywhere near in their purview. > Most things that are banned multinationally also face production bans for obvious reasons. The chemical is also produced in Mexico (AFAIK by Viakem and Pyosa) and Brazil (by FMC Quimica do Brasil), and elsewhere. It is imported illegally from outside the country for these ops as far as I'm aware, so whether FMC Corp is producing it or not is immaterial to its availability in the U.S. for these ops.

JulianMorrison 7y ago
Poisonous shit should be banned globally, with global enforcement.
- vectorEQ 7y ago
  by the world police of our one government :O yes sir!
  - LinuxBender 7y ago
    you got the theme of Team America stuck in my head. :-)
  - deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]
ianhawes 7y ago
Regardless, it should not be manufactured here in the US if it's not even legal to use it in the US. This reeks of lobbying efforts by FMC Corp.
- gambiting 7y ago
  I mean, world is full of nonsense like this - UK is the world's largest producer of medical marijuana even though medical marijuana isn't really a thing here(it has been moved from schedule 1 to schedule 2 last year but it's nearly impossible to a) get it prescribed b) actually buy it) [0]https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cannabis-legal-uk-worlds-largest-producer-marijuana-weed-un-body-findings-a8243921.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cannabis-leg...
  - vectorEQ 7y ago
    ah , here its legal to buy weed in stores, but stores aren't allowed to buy it from 'vendors' and 'vendors' aren't allowed to produce it :D wonderful world :D full of magic
- snagglegaggle 7y ago
  Ehh, I think that is a dangerous view. It could be used for other purposes, like as an intermediate reactant or for research. Similar thinking is why it is so hard to conduct chemistry or microbiology research as a normal person. Obviously dangerous things can't be sold to plebs and everything with a chemical formula is dangerous. Consider that many people wish to ban animal cruelty -- sounds fine, except these laws tend to boil down to "every animal must be treated as a pet" even though that is not an economical proposition for the vast majority of animals that exist. Even if you just ban "killing puppies" now dog breeding is essentially illegal as the most effective way is to kill the young you don't want.
  - klyrs 7y ago
    > Even if you just ban "killing puppies" now dog breeding is essentially illegal as the most effective way is to kill the young you don't want. That really wouldn't be such a bad thing, IMO. Dog (and cat) breeders, by and large, exist to produce animals to maximize certain aesthetic norms, often to the detriment of their health. Given how many unwanted animals are killed in shelters each year, it wouldn't be such a bad thing to limit their production a bit

pastor_elm 7y ago

>. Most things that are banned multinationally also face production bans for obvious reasons. Not really. Canada exported asbestos until 2012.

undersuit 7y ago
Asbestos still has use, just some of the uses have been banned.
- not_a_cop75 7y ago
  And asbestos is a very generic term. There are certain particle sizes that are absolutely harmful and others that pose little to no effect. There should be a name for the dangerous particles regardless of meterial. Silicosis agents?