Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains (IMAGE)

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains

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Some pesticide companies may put profit ahead of protecting the public from potential harms. By acquiring regulations that ban older, out-of-patent products, innovative companies can make room for more expensive, patented alternatives.

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Egan Jimenez, Princeton University

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