On Wednesday 3 April, as discussions were underway in the EU on the possible renewal of the authorisation for the pesticide chlorpyrifos beyond 2020, the NGO HEAL (Health and Environment Alliance) drew attention to the publication the same day of a new scientific study advocating an urgent assessment of the links between the pesticide and the development of autism among children.
The study on chemicals and autism was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. It reviews...