COLUMBIA, Mo. (DTN) -- Groups on both sides of the atrazine safety issue pulled few punches this week in displaying their feelings at the Environmental Protection Agency's review of the popular corn herbicide.

Farm groups and atrazine maker Syngenta openly questioned the political motives behind the call for yet another scientific review following the full EPA reregistration of the herbicide in 2006. In written testimony presented at the meeting, Syngenta accused EPA of simply responding to a New York Times article and "a renewed, predictable attack by an organization that has been an active opponent of atrazine throughout EPA's regulatory ...