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Change in US Pesticide Policy Still Needed to Protect Children

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.5109

December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST

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This Viewpoint discusses the lack of action from the US federal government in protecting children from pesticide residues in their diets.

Corresponding Author: Valerie J. Watnick, JD, Department of Law, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York, 55 Lexington Ave, VC 9-230, New York, NY 10010 (valerie.watnick@baruch.cuny.edu).

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