MN HF2600

Urges the EPA to reinstate plans to revoke all food tolerances and cancel all registrations of chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate insecticide introduced in 1965.

Cites EPA findings that chlorpyrifos exposures are unsafe for children, particularly those aged one and two years, and linked to autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, lowered IQ scores, and impaired working memory from prenatal exposure.

Notes that 679,000 pounds of chlorpyrifos were sold in Minnesota in 2013 and the state designated it as a pesticide of concern for surface water in 2012 due to increased detection frequency and concentration levels.

References the EPA's October 30, 2015 proposal to ban the insecticide based on its own scientific reviews and states the EPA has not published any information contradicting its safety findings.

Directs the Minnesota Secretary of State to transmit copies of this memorial to the EPA, President, congressional leadership, and relevant Senate and House committees.