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Wednesday, 13 July 2011 09:34

Farmworker Association calls on EPA to deregister pesticide

Written by  Jenny Tavery Bechtold

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The Farmworker Association of Florida is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the fumigant pesticide methyl iodide. The organization says if the pesticide is not used correctly, it could put workers who may be exposed to it in tomato, pepper and strawberry fields at risk. WGCU’s Jenny Tavery reports.

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