New research has revealed that high exposure to a common class of pesticides called pyrethroids can increase your risk of premature death by up to 56 percent. Dangerous chemicals have no place in our homes and on our food. Add your name to call for a moratorium on these dangerous pesticides today. TAKE ACTION:
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Anonymous,

Pesticides called pyrethroids are found in more than 3,500 different kinds of products. We use these chemicals in our homes, on our pets and our clothing, and in agriculture. But new research shows that pyrethroids might be much more dangerous than we thought -- even increasing our risk of dying prematurely.[1,2]

Chemicals that increase our risk of dying prematurely shouldn't be widely used in our homes and on our food. Call on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a moratorium on pyrethroids unless and until they're proven safe.
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This class of pesticide accounts for nearly one-third of all pesticide use worldwide. Pyrethroids have also seen an alarming spike in household use over the past couple of decades.[3]

Whether pyrethroids are sprayed over crops, applied to clothes to keep mosquitoes away, or scrubbed into a pet's fur to keep them pest-free, the chemicals can find their way into our bodies. They can be inhaled, ingested, and even absorbed through your skin.[4]

A new study revealed that people with the highest level of pyrethroids in their bodies had a 56 percent higher rate of premature death than those with the lowest exposure.[5]

Dangerous chemicals have no place in our homes and on our food. Add your name for a moratorium on these dangerous pesticides today.
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The EPA has the responsibility to protect us from toxic threats, but it hasn't assessed the cumulative health risks of pyrethroids in nearly a decade.[6] With new science indicating that these chemicals might be far riskier than we thought, it's time for the EPA to take action to protect us.

Growing our food and protecting ourselves from pests shouldn't have to come at the expense of poisoning our bodies and shortening our lives.

Sign the petition for a moratorium on toxic pyrethroids today.
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Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. Tim Newman, "Common pesticide linked to increased mortality risk," Medical News Today, January 6, 2020.
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2. "Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, last accessed January 28, 2020.
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3. Tim Newman, "Common pesticide linked to increased mortality risk," Medical News Today, January 6, 2020.
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4. Tim Newman, "Common pesticide linked to increased mortality risk," Medical News Today, January 6, 2020.
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5. Nicholas Bakalar, "Long-Term Insecticide Exposure Tied to Heart Disease," The New York Times, December 30, 2019.
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6. "Pyrethrins/Pyrethroid Cumulative Risk Assessment," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, October 4, 2011.
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