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Fighting
Lindane Pollution
Lindane
Ban Is Now Law
Bill
Signed By California Governor Bans Lindane Use For Lice & Scabies
California’s Governor Gray Davis Bans Lindane
September 5, 2000!
California Governor Gray Davis (D) signed
Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal's Bill AB 2318 - Lindane (Chapter number
326), which bans the sale and use of the chemical lindane
for treating people for lice and scabies.
The NPA calls this a monumental achievement for public health, pointing
out that the benefits of protecting the citizens of California from
direct exposure to gammahexachlorocyclohexane -- a known
carcinogen and neurotoxin are enormous. The legislative branch of
government has demonstrated that there is more than one way to remove an
outdated and seriously harmful chemical from the pharmacoepia. Still
approved for human use by the US Food and Drug Administration, Consumers
Union (1981), the National Pediculosis Association (1983) and Public
Citizen (1983) petitioned the FDA to ban lindane in the early 80's.
Since 1983, the National Pediculosis Association has continuously worked
to educate the public and health professionals to avoid lindane because
of its potentially harmful toxicity to children and their families. It
was with LA Sanitation District's documentation of excessive amounts of
lindane in Los Angeles County’s water supply, that the serious nature
of this chemical was brought to the forefront and responsibly addressed.
This is a proud day for the state of California!
Visit the Los Angeles County Sanitation District's
website and
view their educational video below.
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