LARMAC Halts Some Pesticide Use for 60 Days After 9 Ewing Sarcoma Cases
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Updated · OCRegister · Jul 23
LARMAC Halts Some Pesticide Use for 60 Days After 9 Ewing Sarcoma Cases
3 articles · Updated · OCRegister · Jul 23
Summary
A 60-day pause on certain routine landscape chemicals is now in effect in Ladera Ranch after a petition drew thousands of signatures and residents packed a community meeting.
More than 300 people attended Tuesday’s meeting, where families and officials said spraying should stop regardless of whether investigators ultimately prove a link to cancer cases.
Since 2007, as many as nine children in the community have been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, including 17-year-old Brody Matteson, who died in March.
Orange County health officials, the California Cancer Registry, UC Irvine’s cancer center and the county agricultural commissioner are reviewing the data, with findings expected in coming weeks.
The dispute has widened beyond the latest pause: advocates say they have pushed for years to curb pesticide use, citing transparency concerns and 35 reported dog cancer cases.