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Stockholm Study Shows Fluazinam Harms Rat Brains, Calls for Ban

7/2/2026

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Stockholm University researchers overturned a 2005 industry-funded study by showing fluazinam harms rat brain development.
The re-run test identified six statistically significant reductions in brain weight and width of rat offspring.
Campaign groups and EU law experts say the findings breach pesticide regulations and demand immediate market withdrawal.
The European Food Safety Authority and Austria’s health agency will finish an independent assessment, with results due early 2027.

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Stockholm University researchers overturned a 2005 industry-funded study by showing fluazinam harms rat brain development.
The re-run test identified six statistically significant reductions in brain weight and width of rat offspring.
Campaign groups and EU law experts say the findings breach pesticide regulations and demand immediate market withdrawal.
The European Food Safety Authority and Austria’s health agency will finish an independent assessment, with results due early 2027.