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==Criticism==

2,4-D was one of the main ingredients of [[Agent Orange]], a defoliant used during the [[Vietnam War]] that was blamed for many health problems.<ref name=NPIC2>{{cite web|title=2,4-D General Fact Sheet|url=http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/24Dgen.html|publisher=National Pesticide Information Center|accessdate=15 December 2015}}</ref> According to a Reuters article the main health problems arose from [[2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin|dioxinTCDD]] contamination created in the synthesis of the other Agent Orange component, [[2,4,5-T]], not only from 2,4,-D.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/dow-biotech-idUSL1E9CIBN320130118|publisher=Reuters| title=Dow's Controversial New GMO Corn Delayed Amid Protests|year=2013}}</ref>

The [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] has moved to rescind its approval due to conflicting claims from the manufacturer about synergistic effects from mixing the two herbicides. Dow had told the EPA that the combination of the two herbicides didn't enhance their toxicity to plants, but an earlier [[patent application]] from Dow claimed that it did.<ref name="NPR">{{cite news |first1=Dan |last1=Charles |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |title=Busted: EPA discovers DOW weedkiller claim; wants it off the market |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/11/25/457393114/busted-epa-discovers-dow-weedkiller-claim-wants-it-off-the-market |date=November 25, 2015 |accessdate=November 25, 2015}}</ref>