Environmental

Methyl Iodide Maker Halts Sales in the U.S.

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012.  In a victory for environmentalists and farmworkers, manufacturers of the controversial and highly toxic fumigant methyl iodide announced it will cease selling its products containing the chemical in the U.S. market earlier this week. Representatives from the Tokyo-based company, Arysta LifeScience saythat the decision was made as a part of an internal review and based on its economic viability in the U.S.; however, the company will still continue to sell…

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