Reproduction in Mice

A 2002 article published in the Los Angeles Times stated that a scientific study found a link between 2,4-D and an increase in failed pregnancies within mice in a laboratory setting. The results of this study were subsequently reviewed by a number of authorities, including toxicologists at the US EPA, and were found to be inconclusive. A more thorough review of the initial study reported in the Los Angeles Times is provided in the following Backgrounder: