The agencies are collaborating on new research regarding the herbicide’s impact on human health.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that they are partnering to review evidence on the use of the herbicide glyphosate. An interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlined the exchange of information to identify research gaps and expand research efforts surrounding glyphosate’s impact on human health under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated, “FIFRA requires us to reexamine registered pesticides on a recurring cycle against the best available science, and that is exactly what we are doing with glyphosate. This agreement with Secretary Kennedy and HHS gives our scientists access to research capacity at HHS that addresses potential gaps in the record.”
“Americans have a right to know what the best science tells us about the chemicals they encounter in their food, workplaces, and environment,“ HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. stated. “We are bringing the scientific resources of HHS to the table to answer unresolved questions, strengthen the evidence, and give EPA the data it needs to conduct a rigorous review.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Administrator Zeldin as the EPA works with HHS to assess the impact of the chemical on human health.
- For Secretary Kennedy as he partners with RPA officials to examine potential negative health consequences associated with the use of glyphosate.
- For the scientists and researchers at both agencies as they work together on this research.
Sources: Environmental Protection Agency
