NEW UNIT WILL COME UP WITH AN
EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO STORE
THE ASH.
"This is really a step to try
to get the stakeholders
together to come up with a
resonable way forward where we
can come up with a solution to
this problem that everybody
can live with."THE TASK FORCE
WOULD INCLUDE 2 SENATORS ... 2
U-S HAS PESTICIDE RESIDUE.
Randy Graham, Curtis Orchard
Co-Owner: "I think it scares
people away from eating fruits
and vegetables." THE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
HAS LISTED ITS FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES MOST LIKELY TO HAVE
PESTICIDES LEFT OVER ... EVEN
AFTER IT'S WASHED.WE CHECKED
IN WITH THE ILLINOIS FARM
BUREAU ... WHICH SAYS EVEN
WITH THIS INFORMATION THE
PRODUCE IS STILL GOOD TO EAT.
THE PESTICIDES AREN'T
DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE LEVELS
ARE LOW.WHILE THE INFORMATION
IS MEANT TO INFORM ... THOSE
IN THE AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY
SAY ... IT CAUSES MORE HARM
THAN GOOD.
Randy Graham, Curtis Orchard
Co-Owner: The regulatory
industries are very good in
the United States at making
sure that pesticides are used
judiciously and responsibly.
Out here the FDA comes out and
takes samples and they always
come back good that we're
safe, that we're producing a
safe product. People need to
understand that their food
supply is safe in the United
States."HE SAYS ... RESEARCH
CONTINUES TO HELP FARMERS FIND
SAFE PRACTICES AND HE HOPES IT
