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Pa. Pesticide Maker Vows Steps To Protect Lions

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia-based manufacturer of a pesticide blamed by conservationists for the poisoning deaths of lions in Kenya says it's taking "aggressive action" to prevent misuse of the product, halting sales to the country and trying to buy back supplies.

The carbofuran pesticide is marketed by the FMC Corp. as Furadan. It's used to control insects on crops such as corn, rice and sorghum. Its granular form was banned in the mid-1990s after it killed 2 million birds.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved last summer to stop its use on food crops. ...

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