Re-analysis of fluazinam neurotoxicity study contradicts original findings, reigniting calls for EU ban
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Pippa Neill
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A new re-analysis of a 2005 neurotoxicity study on the pesticide fluazinam has produced significantly different findings from the original manufacturer-funded research. The original study, conducted by Huntingdon Life Sciences on behalf of ISK (fluazinam's manufacturer), found no statistically significant effects on brain development in rat offspring. Based on that data, fluazinam was approved for use in the EU in 2008. However, campaigners are now arguing that the substance should be withdrawn from the market given the new contradictory findings. Fluazinam is classified as a PFAS fungicide, raising additional environmental and health concerns.
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bskyRe-analysis of fluazinam neurotoxicity study contradicts original findings, reigniting calls for EU bantheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledResearchers who re-ran a crucial fungicide study on neurotoxicity have come up with significantly different findings
In 2005, a study conducted by Huntingdon Life Sciences on behalf of ISK, the manufacturer of fluazinam... concluded there were no statistically significant effects in relation to brain development in the rats' offspring
Campaigners argue that the substance should now be withdrawn from the market
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