[MedicalConspiracies] Strawberry growers planning to fumigate their crops with methyl iodide a carcinogen and neurotoxin

-Scientists Say New Farm Chemical 'Will Cause Disease and Illness'

Strawberry growers are planning to fumigate their crops with methyl iodide,
a carcinogen and neurotoxin that can cause miscarriages and other medical
problems. READ MORE

1. California poised to approve deadly pesticide for strawberry crop ...

   Jun 2, 2010 ... Methyl iodide, a chemical so toxic that even chemists are reluctant to ... chemical that's a key pesticide for conventional strawberry growers. ... Here's a Pesticide Action Network (PANNA) file on fumigant-free strawberry ... spent a ton of money to get their deadly product registered in the US. ...
   www.grist.org/.../California-approves-deadly-pesticide-for-strawberry-crop/ - Cached

2. Scientists Say New Farm Chemical 'Will Cause Disease and Illness ...

   Jun 15, 2010 ... Strawberry growers are planning to fumigate their crops with methyl iodide, a carcinogen and neurotoxin that can cause miscarriages and ...
   www.alternet.org/.../scientists_say_new_farm_chemical_'will_cause_disease_and_illness' - Cached

3. Methyl Iodide Controversy: Warning About Strawberry Field Chemical ...

   Jun 7, 2010 ... Currently, most California strawberry growers rely on a fumigant ... The DPR's scientists say they were left guessing as to how their ... But the EPA appears to be having second thoughts about its own approval of methyl iodide. ... California poised to approve deadly pesticide for strawberry crop . ...
   www.huffingtonpost.com/.../methyl-iodide-controversy_n_602904.html - Cached

4. Pesticide prompts scuffle over safety in Calif. - BusinessWeek

   May 24, 2010 ... Fumigants such as methyl iodide, which has caused miscarriages in ... since their gaseous state enables them to drift away from where they are ... Strawberry growers in Ventura insist it's the only alternative that ... crops from fields that have been treated with the fumigant over many seasons. ...
   www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FT91P80.htm - Cached

5. Critic calls methyl iodide unsafe for use in the state » Ventura ...

   Apr 30, 2010 ... State pesticide regulators proposed Friday that methyl iodide, a controversial fumigant that would be largely used by strawberry growers, ... Strawberry growers will welcome Friday's news, but given methyl iodide's cost and ... including rotating strawberries with crops such as broccoli that contain ...
   www.vcstar.com/.../state-proposes-allowing-methyl-iodide-on-farm/ - Cached

6. Methyl Iodide Backgrounder | Pesticide Action Network North America

   Jun 18, 2010 ... Methyl bromide is a fumigant pesticide used to grow strawberries, tomatoes, and other crops. ... an even more severely toxic fumigant in its place -- methyl iodide. ... and growers have objected strenuously to buffer zones of any size. ... and cost effectiveness of growing crops without fumigants . ...
   www.panna.org/fumigants/mei/background - Cached

7. Strawberries and Worker Safety - Part Two - KQED QUEST Radio Report

   Jun 14, 2010 ... Methyl bromide - a powerful fumigant used by strawberry growers to ... get their wish if the state approves a chemical called methyl iodide. ...
   www.kqed.org/quest/radio/strawberries-and-worker-safety--part-two - Cached

8. Methyl Iodide Controversy: Warning About Strawberry Field Chemical ...

   Jun 7, 2010 ... Even so, Tokyo-based Arysta LifeScience Corporation proposes methyl iodide be used as a soil fumigant for strawberries and other crops in ...
   article.wn.com/.../Methyl_Iodide_Controversy_Warning_About_Strawberry_Field_Che/ - Cached