Strawberries Shouldn't Cause Cancer
Methyl iodide, approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2007, is dangerously close to being approved as a soil fumigant for strawberry crops in California and spreading as a widely-used pesticide for crops around the country.
Methyl iodide causes cancer, is a known neurotoxin and thyroid disruptor and has also been proven to cause spontaneous abortions in late-term pregnancies. It is so toxic that it is used to intentionally induce cancer cells in lab settings. And yet, the EPA has decided that methyl iodide is fit for our food, for our communities and for our bodies.
The EPA can reverse its decision on methyl iodide at any point. Now is the time to make sure they do so.
We will deliver your comments to the EPA by the end of June in collaboration with CREDO Action and the Pesticide Action Network of North America (PANNA). By signing the petition, you agree to receive periodic updates on offers and activism opportunities from Fresh and CREDO.
| Number | Date | Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8113 | Tue Jun 29 15:32:30 EDT 2010 | Kristen Fischer | Colfax, WA , US | yikes! |
| 8112 | Tue Jun 29 14:16:11 EDT 2010 | Lauren Beagle | Minneapolis, MN , US | |
| 8111 | Tue Jun 29 13:27:12 EDT 2010 | Tony Mainardi | Hollywood, CA , US | |
| 8110 | Tue Jun 29 12:03:49 EDT 2010 | Katie Franklin | los osos, CA , US | |
| 8109 | Tue Jun 29 11:00:08 EDT 2010 | Anonymous | Just another way for the government to kill us off, population control. But, if it harms pregnant woman, it should say on the label, SERIOUS! | |
| 8108 | Tue Jun 29 10:42:40 EDT 2010 | Anonymous | ||
| 8107 | Tue Jun 29 09:06:36 EDT 2010 | Anonymous | bristol, GB+01 , GB | |
| 8106 | Tue Jun 29 08:13:29 EDT 2010 | Anonymous | Philadelphia, PA , US | |
| 8105 | Tue Jun 29 07:46:29 EDT 2010 | Anonymous | Bartlett, IL , US | |
| 8104 | Tue Jun 29 03:53:09 EDT 2010 | Rosanne Adams | Stourbridge, GB+01 , GB | Oh dear! When will we ever learn? Silent spring...dying bees.. dusty lifeless soil.. we are slowly killing ourselves and each other with all this greed for MORE MORE MORE. Stop now before it's too late. More.... |
| 8103 | Tue Jun 29 02:58:18 EDT 2010 | ellen collins | redhill, ot , GB | |
| 8102 | Tue Jun 29 02:24:29 EDT 2010 | Anonymous | I strongly believe that it is in the public's best interest to not use Methyl Iodide as a soil fumigant. Please consider reversing your decision to approve Methyl Iodide in farming applications. | |
| 8101 | Tue Jun 29 02:24:15 EDT 2010 | Kelly Knott | north vancouver, CA+02 , CA | |
| 8100 | Tue Jun 29 01:12:46 EDT 2010 | Elizabeth Clark | Los Osos, CA , US | |
| 8099 | Tue Jun 29 01:01:36 EDT 2010 | simone de camargo | beverly hills, CA , US | |
| 8098 | Tue Jun 29 00:20:04 EDT 2010 | Naomy Markley | Colorado Springs, CO , US | |
| 8097 | Mon Jun 28 23:57:52 EDT 2010 | Meghan Ibach | Alamosa, CO , US | Let's stop using known toxin's and carcinogen's in our food supply! We can better our health (aka stop chronic diseases) and lessen our financial burdens (Health Care now and especially in More.... |
| 8096 | Mon Jun 28 22:43:03 EDT 2010 | Anonymous | Stockton, MO , US | WE DO NOT WANT MORE CHEMICHAL TRASH/POISON ON OUR FOOD!!!!
PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THE USE OF METHYL IODINE ON FOOD CROPS!!!! |
| 8095 | Mon Jun 28 21:55:18 EDT 2010 | Steven L'Heureux | Omaha, NE , US | |
| 8094 | Mon Jun 28 21:36:18 EDT 2010 | Donna Minich | Americus, US+GA , US | We have enough poison in our food -- please don't add more. Please re-evaluate the use of methyl iodide in as a pesticide and soil fumigate for food crops. Please ban it's use in food crops! |
| 8093 | Mon Jun 28 21:14:05 EDT 2010 | Phyllis Berger | Boca Raton, FL , US | |
| 8092 | Mon Jun 28 21:01:39 EDT 2010 | Mark Mayers | Liberty Lake, US+WA , US | Stop trying to ruin our lives. |
| 8091 | Mon Jun 28 20:52:28 EDT 2010 | Leanne Lauder | San Jose, CA , US | |
| 8090 | Mon Jun 28 20:50:40 EDT 2010 | Anonymous | Medford, US+AL , US | |
| 8089 | Mon Jun 28 20:42:55 EDT 2010 | Lawrence LaFevre | Milford, NJ , US |
