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    • 7/15/2010
    • Dr. Penny Fenner-Crisp, Dr. Carl Keen, Dr. Jason Richardson, Dr. Rudy Richardson, Dr. Karl Rozman

    Expert Panel Review: A Review of the Potential Health Effects of Pesicide Residues on Food

    To ensure their products are as safe as possibe, a group of famers has commissioned a comprehensive review of a report known as the Dirty Dozen list. A panel of five scientists with expertise in toxicology, nutrition and risk assessment were involved in this review. Their findings conclude that the Dirty Dozen list is an impediment to good health because it discourages consumption of fruits and vegetables; the list is misleading to consumers; and there is no scientific evidence the levels of pesticide residues found on produce pose a health risk. Read the full report here or visit www.safefruitsandveggies.com for more information on this important issue.


    • 1/15/2010
    • Rick Reiss, Exponent, Inc.

    Summary of an Independant Analysis of Parlier Air Monitoring Data and Health Impacts

    The California Department of Food and Agriculture has released its final report from a year-long project conducted in 2006 to monitor pesticides in the air and assess health impacts on the community of Parlier, CA. Meanwhile, a group of concerned farmers and farm groups conducted its own analysis of the data from this project to verify there are no signficant health concerns for residents. Click above for a summary of key findings from this review or request the full report at info@foodandfarming.info.


    • 12/2/2008
    • National Cancer Institute

    Report Finds Declines in Cancer Incidence

    In November 2008, the National Cancer Institute issued a report documenting that both incidence and death rates for all types of cancer combined are decreasing for both men and women. Read the good news and visit the NCI website for more information at www.cancer.gov.


    • 11/3/2007
    • National Cancer Institute

    Cancer Prevention: Fruits and Vegetable Consumption

    The above report from the National Cancer Institue provides information on prevention of cancer through consumption of fruits and vegetables. NCI reports people whose diets are rich in fruits and vegetales have a lower of developing certain kinds of cancers. Experts suggest that people eat 4 to 13 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. For more information visit the National Cancer Institute's webiste at www.cancer.gov/


    • 3/20/2006
    • James Wells

    California Pesticide Regulations

    California has the strictest regulations for pesticide use in the nation with over 70 different laws and regulations that must be followed whenever a pesticide application is made. This report, compiled by former California Department of Pesticide Regulation Director James Wells, provides a summary of these regulations.