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EPA issues ban on pesticide; says DCPA can cause serious risks to unborn babies

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Dacthal has been on the market since 1958 .

The EPA says it poses a threat to the health of farmworkers, pregnant women and unborn babies.

This is the first time in 40 years the agency has invoked its emergency authority to halt the use of a dangerous pesticide.

The ban took effect immediately.