In 2009, the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes ran an exposé discussing the use of Furadan by Kenyan farmers as a poison to kill African lions. The piece suggested that Furadan was a serious threat to the future of the lion population in Africa.[18] FMC has commented on this issue through the media and their websites including furadanfacts.com.[33] They engaged with government officials, NGOs and others to try and resolve the illegal use of pesticides to kill wildlife.