U.N. POPs Review Panel Votes to Recommend Ban on Endosulfan, Despite India’s Objections

GENEVA—A committee of scientific experts under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) has advanced work on a possible worldwide ban on the production and trade of the insecticide endosulfan, despite objections from India.

The POPS Review Committee (POPRC) agreed at the end of its Oct. 11-15 meeting to recommend listing endosulfan under Annex A of the Stockholm Convention and subjecting the chemical to a ban on its production, import, and export. However, there would be exceptions to allow some user countries to phase in alternative pest control methods.

The proposal, however, was approved by a vote after India, ...