Legal Challenge Filed Over Federal Approval of PFAS Pesticide

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As Health Canada and ECCC Move to Eliminate PFAS, PMRA Approves Two “Forever Chemical” Pesticides TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, February 11, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/  — Health and environmental organizations have filed a Federal Court application challenging Health Canada’s approval of cyclobutrifluram, a fluorinated pesticide classified as a PFAS, for use on food crops in Canada. The application, filed on

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Flufenacet Pesticide Banned: Health Win for Canada

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Statement: Environmental, worker, and health groups welcome cancelling of dangerous pesticide   Ottawa/Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People, 4 December 2024 —Environment, worker, and health groups welcome the decision by Health Canada to cancel the registration of the pesticide flufenacet and all associated products containing the substance. Flufenacet, a herbicide used in Canadian corn and

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