Science & Safety
Syngenta stands firmly behind the safety of atrazine. There are no known human health effects from the recommended use of this herbicide — a tool farmers have used safely for 50 years.
Pesticide Regulation in the US EPA recently re-registered atrazine and concluded that the triazine herbicides pose "no harm that would result to the general U.S. population, infants, children or other ... consumers."
Worldwide Review World-renowned institutions including the World Health Organization, the National Cancer Institute and EPA all have studied atrazine and found no cancer concerns when used as directed.
Atrazine and the EU Atrazine is used in more than 60 countries around the world. No country has ever discontinued the use of atrazine based on health concerns — including the European Union.
The Food Chain The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as state and local food safety regulators, routinely test for residues of atrazine in food monitoring programs.
Wildlife Atrazine is excreted rapidly from the bodies of animals if exposed to trace amounts in the environment.
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Expert View
"The epidemiological studies provided support for the absence of a carcinogenic potential for atrazine. The toxicological assessment of the interim review report evaluated a range of studies conducted in mice, rats and rabbits, which examined the ability of atrazine to perturb normal reproduction and development. These studies indicated that atrazine is not a reproductive or developmental toxicant."