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Exposed: California Officials Manipulated Safety Data on Methyl Iodide, Ignored Scientist Warnings Against Approving Deadly Strawberry Chemical
Friday, 16 September 2011 07:20
‘Many of those plump, juicy strawberries found on produce section shelves are hiding a deadly little secret. In 2010, regulators in California, where over 90 percent of conventional strawberries are grown, quietly approved the use of toxic methyl iodide as a fruit pesticide after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved it nationally.
But new evidence has now surfaced that government officials twisted study data to make the chemical falsely appear safe in order to get it approved — and individuals everywhere are now increasingly demanding that methyl iodide be banned.’
US Warns Against Palestinian Statehood
Thursday, 07 July 2011 08:08
‘US State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday that Washington’s position on “the idea of a UN action in September remains that it is not a good idea, that it is not helpful.”
Nuland made the remarks as chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erakat, met with US President Barack Obama’s acting Middle East envoy David Hale and senior US diplomat Dennis Ross on Wednesday, AFP reported.
“We do not see a contradiction between the efforts being exerted to revive the peace process and our bid to go to the UN,” Erakat told reporters after his talks at the US State Department.’
