Paraquat sold under the most common brand name “Gramoxone” is an herbicide that has been linked to Parkinson’s Disease.  The toxic herbicide paraquat can also be found in products like Kingxone, Sweep, Revolver, and Total. According to the CDC: Paraquat (produced for commercial purposes in 1961) is one of the most commonly used herbicides worldwide. […]

The herbicide Paraquat is known to be acutely toxic. This product will stay in the US market with apparently better safety measures meant to reduce exposure to farmworkers. The Environmental Protection Agency made the call in an interim decision on Aug. 2. The surprising move comes amidst over 100 lawsuits against the pesticide’s manufacturer Syngenta […]