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Mike Mitka

JAMA. 2006;295:1237-1238.

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A rule allowing some toxicity testing of pesticides on human subjects has gained support from the pesticide industry while drawing attack from some legislators and public health advocates.

The rule, issued January 26 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ends a moratorium on human testing imposed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush last summer. The moratorium was to remain in place until the EPA established strict ethical standards for such studies.

The EPA believes it has met the legislators' requirements. "The regulation strengthens protection of subjects in human study research," said William Jordan, an EPA senior policy adviser in the Office of Pesticide Programs. "We’ve established demanding ethical standards."

A rule issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency allows some toxicity testing of pesticides on human subjects. (Photo credit: Keith Weller/USDA)

According to the agency, the rule, which pertains to all third-party (studies not . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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