Dear Dr Bennet-Jenkins, I am writing to ask that the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority reconsider the registration of deadly pesticide endosulfan. There is strong evidence against the use of endosulfan: - More than 60 countries have already banned its use - A 2007 assessment by the US Environmental Protection Agency concluded that it cannot be safely used in the majority of scenarios for which it is currently approved - Government-designated experts on the UN Stockholm Convention on POPs chemical review committee agreed in 2009 that, "it is concluded that endosulfan is likely, as a result of its long-range environmental transport, to lead to significant adverse human health and environmental effects, such that global action is warranted." Endosulfan poses a very serious threat to farmers, their family, crops, animals and the environment, and with effective, economically-viable alternatives available its continued use in Australia is deeply unnecessary. Pesticides know no boundaries - the choices you make for Australia have global consequences. Please act now to protect people and planet and revise the registration of endosulfan in Australia. Yours sincerely,