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OPPOSE:  Pesticide Immunity – Sec. 10204 [Farm Bill] 

ByPete Kennedy, Esq.

OPPOSE: H.R. 8467 – The Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024, Section 10204 – Uniformity of Pesticide, Labeling and Requirements 

This section “prohibits the right to sue for failure to warn when harmed by pesticides.” In Section 10204 of the House Farm Bill, language shields (gives immunity) to the producers and users of toxic pesticides from liability lawsuits associated with the harm that their products cause. The provision will block lawsuits like those successfully advanced against Bayer/Monsanto for adverse health effects, like cancer, associated with exposure to their products and companies’ failure to warn about these effects on EPA approved labels.”[1] This section prohibits local and state governments from passing pesticide ordinances that are more stringent than federal regulations and policy.  

The most successful cause of action used against pesticide manufacturers injury is the failure to warn. 

Please review Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 USC 136v(6) Section 10204. This section is similar to an Iowa bill designed to create immunity for pesticide manufacturers. The Senate has not published their version of the Farm Bill; for those concerned about pesticide harms it should be a high priority to make sure something like section 10204 does not get in the Senate Farm Bill or the final bill.  

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[1] Daily News Blog. (2024, June 25). GOP Senate Farm Bill Framework, Similar to 

House Bill, Elevates Threat to Health, Biodiversity, and Climate. Beyond Pesticides. https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/06/gop-senate-farm-bill-framework-similar-to-house-bill-cited-as-elevated-threats-to-health-biodiversity-and-climate/

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Pete is an attorney in Sarasota, Florida, who works on state legislation and policy regarding raw milk, cottage foods, food sovereignty, and on-farm/custom slaughter of meat and poultry–consulting on efforts to change state administrative regulations and policies.

He has worked on successful state legislation in all these areas. He has also worked on numerous matters for farmers at the administrative level involving FDA and USDA, state health and agriculture departments, and local health departments to protect farmers threatened by enforcement actions such as handling food seizures, embargo and recall cases, right-to-farm and zoning issues as well as problems with local ordinances.

Pete was a founding board member of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) and served as vice president and then president for many years while also providing member services. He currently consults on policy and legal matters for the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) and serves on the board of directors. Pete hosts the Solari Report Food Series audiocasts and is the executive director for the Food Freedom Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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