A Critique of Canada's Pesticide Oversight
From The Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Lovers by Jordan Marr
September 11, 2023 · 1h 9m · Season 11 · Episode 1
About this episode
Bruce Lanphear discusses his resignation from the PMRA's Science Advisory Committee and critiques Canada's pesticide oversight.
In the summer of 2023, Bruce Lanphear , Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, resigned his position as co-chair of a recently formed Science Advisory Committee of the PMRA, which regulates pesticide use in Canada. Dr. Lanphear felt he could no longer lend his credibility to the agency following disagreement about the Terms of Reference provided to Lanphear and seven other scientists comprising the committee. Lanphear has been critical of aspects of Canada's pesticide oversight regime. I invited him on the show to discuss the topic. You can read about Bruce's resignation here and here , or check out this google search .
People in this episode
Host: Jordan Marr
Guest: Bruce Lanphear
Topics covered
- pesticide oversight
- health sciences
- environmental policy
- scientific integrity
- Canada
Keywords
- pesticides
- Canada
- health sciences
- Bruce Lanphear
- PMRA
- science advisory committee
- environmental policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Simon Fraser University, PMRA
Places: Canada
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