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NEW EPA BROCHURE AND WEBSITE EXPAND PUBLIC’S RIGHT-TO-KNOW ABOUT PESTICIDE USE ON FOOD
Release Date: 02/12/99
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1999
NEW EPA BROCHURE AND WEBSITE EXPAND PUBLIC’S RIGHT-TO-KNOW
ABOUT PESTICIDE USE ON FOOD
ABOUT PESTICIDE USE ON FOOD
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a new right-to-know pesticide brochure and website informing consumers and their families on practical steps to reduce their exposure to pesticides used on food. These information products are being issued as part of an EPA program to help consumers reduce dietary exposure to pesticide residues and maintain a healthy diet. The brochure and website mark an important first step in the EPA program to inform the public about the risks and benefits of pesticide use. The website provides more specific information on how EPA regulates pesticides, organic farming practices, what the pesticide residue limits are on food and the health problems pesticides may pose. Copies of the brochure are being distributed to more than 40,000 grocery stores nationwide and also are available to consumers by calling 1-800-490-9198. The new website can be accessed at: www.epa.gov/pesticides/food.
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