physician-cape-letter-on-cosmetic-pesticides-june-2018-submitted-03c43ed7c4641aa9.pdf

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) wrote a letter to Manitoba's Minister of Sustainable Development on June 1, 2018, urging the government to maintain the 2015 ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides to protect human health, particularly that of children.

• CAPE strongly opposes any weakening of Manitoba's 2015 pesticide restrictions, specifically arguing against allowing licensed pesticide applicators to use restricted products. They assert that such a change would turn green spaces like parks, boulevards, and lawns back into sources of pesticide exposure, which would harm children in Manitoba.
• Children are identified as the most vulnerable population due to their body surface-area-to-weight ratio, long life expectancy, and behavior (such as playing in grass). Potential health risks associated with pesticide exposure include childhood and adult cancers, endocrine disruption, learning disabilities, deficits in cognitive and motor development, and pre-term births or low birth weight in babies.
• CAPE criticizes the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) for a flawed evaluation process that is not reliably health-protective. The organization claims the PMRA relies too heavily on industry-supplied studies and fails to adequately address combined chemical exposures, multiple exposure pathways, and real-world effects on human populations.
• The document argues that cosmetic pesticide bans are science-based and economically viable, noting that seven Canadian provinces have enacted such bans and none have loosened them. CAPE points out that toxic pesticides carry hidden costs, including expenses for hospitalizations, medications, tests, and doctor visits to treat associated illnesses and developmental deficits.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2018). physician-cape-letter-on-cosmetic-pesticides-june-2018-submitted-03c43ed7c4641aa9.pdf. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Physician-CAPE-letter-on-cosmetic-pesticides-June-2018-submitted.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. physician-cape-letter-on-cosmetic-pesticides-june-2018-submitted-03c43ed7c4641aa9.pdf. 2018. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Physician-CAPE-letter-on-cosmetic-pesticides-June-2018-submitted.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2018physiciancapeletteroncosmeticpesticidesjune2018submitted03c43ed7c4641aa9pdf, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{physician-cape-letter-on-cosmetic-pesticides-june-2018-submitted-03c43ed7c4641aa9.pdf}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2018}, month = jun, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Physician-CAPE-letter-on-cosmetic-pesticides-June-2018-submitted.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }