Issues are still ongoing while European Union, together with its 27 member states, votes to ban toxic farm pesticide that includes neurotoxic and immunotoxic most especially those that can disrupt the endocrine, genotoxic, carcinogenic and toxic to reproduction. The committee also proposed the use of sustainable farming methods instead of the conventional ones.

Endosulfan, being a neurotoxic organochlorine insecticide, has been banned by European Union due to the immense risks that it poses to human and farm animals that come in contact with it. This harmful substance is easily absorbed by the stomach and lungs and could penetrate the skin as well. Endosulfan causes very serious health disorders such as cancer, congenital abnormalities, skin diseases, infertility and birth defects, highly noted within agriculture areas that are still practicing the use of the said insecticide.

Although sustainable communities and environmentalists supports the European Union for banning these harmful pesticides, farmers strongly resisted the ban and still insists of the pesticide usage among their crops. Setting food safety issues aside, farmers claimed that the ban will only make it harder for them to grow crops thus rise in food prices. Also, it would endanger some certain crops, affecting sale and demand for the produce in question.

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