**8. Regulation of endosulfan**

Health authorities and legislators have implemented strategies for the use of pesticides due to the thousands of deaths reported every year due to the indiscriminate use of these substances. In 1985, the code of conduct on the distribution and use of pesticides by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was published to regulate the use and availability of pesticides. For a safe use of pesticides, several actions need to be undertaken; in the case of farmers, education on the application of products needs to be provided, government inspectors require to check the application of pesticides in the crop fields within the framework of FAO's Integrated Pest Management System [25].
