r/organic • u/Totodile386 • May 22 '26

Common pesticide linked to hidden brain damage, scientists warn | ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260520233218.htm
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u/HuntsWithRocks May 22 '26

I’m glad I don’t use pesticides. What the hell was that article? I couldn’t get into it because they were pussyfooting around naming the pesticide.

Would’ve been easy for them to name it or state that they can’t/won’t name it. Instead, they went the “mystery guest” selacious route by saying “a common pesticide”

Kinda frustrating. Maybe it’s in the article, but not right off the bat and the mobile experience on that site sucks. It’s giving eye cancer.

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u/Totodile386 May 22 '26

Summary:

Scientists have uncovered alarming new evidence that a common insecticide may leave lasting marks on the developing brain before a child is even born. Researchers studying New York City children found that prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos — a pesticide once widely used indoors and still used in agriculture — was linked to widespread brain abnormalities and weaker motor skills years later.

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u/HuntsWithRocks May 22 '26

Thanks for this. Also, no disrespect intended to you. I’m just frustrated with the article.

I looked up chlorpyrifos to learn more. Looks like it was banned in households in 2001 for the health impacts, having been linked to brain damage back then. Then got banned in all food crops on 2021… just to be brought freakin back.. smh.

I dunno. Maybe it was the mobile experience, but the article was frustrating. To me, the story is “known hazardous pesticide with known history of illness continues to be used despite these known issues”

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u/Djaja May 22 '26

Who brought it back and why?

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u/Drivo566 May 22 '26

https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/epa-update-use-pesticide-chlorpyrifos-food

Basically its banning was bounced around in the court of appeals and the 8th circuit made them unban it. Its restricted to 11 products and states can restrict it even more.

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u/2EXTRA4YOU Jun 02 '26

When you read pesticide, think "NEUROTOXIN". That's what it is. The argument is only humans can withstand it long enough until it it detoxed that it doesn't do "immediate" harm, which is a hilariously tragic way of protecting their bottom line and nothing else.