Scary Article about Infamous Veggie Pesticide

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Below is a link to an article about the use of the pesticide methyl

bromide on crops such as -- but not limted to -- Florida tomatoes,

California strawberries, Georgia peppers and North Carolina Christmas

trees. The short term effects of this pesticide are

 

1. convulsions

2. comas

3. neuromuscular and cognitive problems

4. death

 

Those at risk, in particular, are farm workers handling the

pesticide, animals who wander into the fields, and neighbors/ schools

within close vicinity of a farm which uses the pesticide. This

pesticide is odorless and colorless and seeps into the air where it

is carried for miles. It is injected into the soil before planting

and is said to be " extremely efficient in killing plant parasites and

weeds and eradicating plant diseases. " It apparently has killed many

animals, too, as farm workers have noted seeing dogs, birds and deer

laying lifeless in the fields when they arrive to remove the plastic

sheeting covering the soil. (The plastic sheeting is used to keep

the chemical from seeping into the air.)

 

No studies are available on the long-term effects of those who

consume produce fumigated with the pesticide.

 

For more information, read the following article:

 

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1128-02.htm