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Article: Canada updates pesticide laws. (News: dispatches from around the world about healthy, sustainable living).(Pest Control Products Act)(Brief Article)
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- Natural Life
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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Canada now has a new Pest Control Products Act, marking the first time the country's pesticide legislation has been changed since the 1960. And environmentalists and pesticide manufacturers both say they like the new legislation. Under the new law, pesticides must be re-evaluated after 15 years on the market.
The updated law requires special protection for infants and children; takes into account pesticide exposure ...