EPA Grants Limited Approval for Dow’s Herbicide for GMO Soy, Corn
EPA grants limited approval for Dow’s herbicide for GMO soy, corn – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday gave final approval to a new herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences that has faced broad opposition, ordering a series of restrictions to address potential environmental and health hazards.
The EPA said that it was applying “first-time ever restrictions” to its approval of the new herbicide, called Enlist Duo, which is designed to be used with new genetically modified crops developed by Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical.
Dow developed the herbicide as an answer to severe weed resistance problems that are limiting crop production around the country.
The EPA requirements include, closely monitoring and reporting to EPA to ensure that weeds are not becoming resistant to Enlist Duo, a 30-foot in-field “no spray” buffer zone around application areas, and not using the herbicide when wind speeds are over 15 miles per hour.
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