Word: citrus
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...return 46 different cake mixes and grain products to the store. The cause of the panicked shelf cleaning was a chemical called ethylene dibromide, or EDB. A highly effective pesticide similar to DDT, it is also a dangerous carcinogen. Farmers have used EDB to keep bugs off grain and citrus fruit for more than 30 years, and scientists have known the cancer risk for the past ten years. But the Federal Government has been slow to act, prompting nervous state authorities to begin testing and in some cases banning food products shown to contain traces of the chemical. Last week...
...stored harvest that has been fumigated can be made safe simply by airing it or storing it longer. Most of the cake mix falls below the federally acceptable levels, and cooking will eliminate about 91% of EDB. Ruckelshaus put off any decision on the use of EDB on citrus fruits. Only about 2% of citrus fruits consumed in the U.S. are treated with the chemical. While there are safe alternative pesticides for grain, no entirely safe substitute has been found yet for citrus. Aldicarb, a granular pesticide, is used in Florida but was temporarily banned last year when traces...
...Foot patrols supported by armored personnel carriers check ditches alongside main roads for bombs. Motorized patrols formerly conducted with open Jeeps are more often undertaken with APCs bristling with machine guns. Centurion tanks stripped of their turrets are used as mobile pillboxes. In many places, the concrete walls bordering citrus orchards have been knocked down to reduce the risk of ambush. How can the Israelis work their way out of the quagmire? "We are trying to reduce our presence here to the minimal level," Chief of Staff Levy said last week. Ideally, the Israelis would like the Lebanese government...
...Burford Last September, Ruckelshaus cancelled use of EDB as a soil fumigant, but only after significant amounts of residues of the chemical showed up in the ground water in several states. The current order extends the ban to use on grain after harvesting, but is by no means conclusive; citrus products, also often treated with EDB, are unaffected by the new decree...
...present, the bill's chances are not good unless Ruckelshaus throws his weight behind the measure now before Congress. Ruckelshaus has already compromised his office by avoiding any ruling on the use of EDB on citrus products--largely because of the potential effect on international trade--although residues of the chemical at 25 times the international limit considered safe for humans have been found in the pulp of fruits from Florida. In light of his sworn duties to protect the environment and human life, strong support of the Congressional measures should be foremost on Ruckelshaus' agenda...