-Caveat Lector-
Found this item June that may be of interest - re pesticides and death
of Dick Powell and a movie they made.......he died in 1963 but his last
appearance in Columbus, he had "hives" and thought swiss cheese caused
an allergic reaction. Look at cast of characters re this movie and
what happened to them?
THE ALARMING LEGACY OF PESTICIDES
What Everyone Should Know
THE POLITICS OF PESTICIDES
Corporations spend millions on campaign contributions to block tougher
pesticide regulations. Their investment has paid off:
*In 1958, congress passed the Delaney Clause which prohibits all food
additives shown to cause cancer. But congress also allowed the continued
use of all pesticides approved before 1958.
*In 1970, the EPA assumed responsibility for setting safe pesticide
limits. but congress again permitted the continued use of all pesticides
approved before 1970.
*In 1978, more accurate testing procedures were adopted. But all
pesticides approved prior to 1978 were again exempted.
Several older sprays grandfathered into use without adequate testing,
persist for years and would not be allowed on the market today. The
National Academy of Sciences estimates that 90% of the cancer risk from
pesticides stems from those approved before 1978. In contrast to other
industrialized nations, breast cancer deaths in Israel (which had been
rising for 25 years) dropped sharply between 1976-1986. During this same
period, known risk factors actually worsened: Israeli alcohol, fat and
total calorie consumption increased; fiber, fruit and vegetable intake
declined; and childbearing was delayed.
The apparent reason for Israel's declining breast cancer was their
program to ban organochlorine pesticides (DDT and lindane) in 1978. the
pesticide level in Israeli breast milk and cow's milk has fallen since
the ban. Scientists believe organochlorines are "complete" carcinogens,
which both initiate and promote cancer growth.
U.S. breast cancers increased sharply in recent years, despite a drop in
consumption of fat and alcohol. U.S. pesticide exposure worsened during
the past decade. Pesticides contribute to breast cancer risk independent
of fat intake. Countries with toxic waste sites have elevated breast
cancer rates. Our government has failed to curtail dangerous pesticides,
not because we lack information, but because we lack political resolve.
The Delaney Clause requires the EPA to deny approval of new pesticides,
that are less carcinogenic than older pesticides currently in use.
Congress inflicted this intolerable situation on the public and only
Congress can undo the damage.
PROPOSED PESTICIDE REFORM
- Immediately revoke the registration of all pre-1978 pesticides not
tested under current standards. (Manufacturers could re-apply for
registration.) - Ban the production and export of any pesticide not
allowed on American food. - Regulate and phase out estrogenic chemicals.
- Require growers to disclose which pesticides they use. - Require a
country-of-origin labeling law. - Mandate civil and criminal penalties
for violators.
There are those who still cling tenaciously to tenets of the past. the
chemical industry with its powerful lobbies, legislative cohorts, and
indentured academic consultants, has relentlessly pursued profits with
little regard for biological consequences. While lives are being lost,
members of congress accept campaign contributions from pesticide
companies. The government's pesticide regulatory system is fundamentally
compromised by special interests, an approach not compatible with public
health. A sustainable society cannot place corporate profits and
campaign war chests over cancer risks to the public at large. A
sustainable society tempers technology with accountability and gives
people a voice.
In 1954, John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead and producer Dick
Powell filmed, "The conqueror," on the sand dunes outside St. George,
Utah about 150 miles downwind from atomic bomb testing. for three
months, the filmmakers breathed dust laced with radioactive fallout. Of
the 220 people in the cast and crew, 91 had contracted cancer by late
1980, and half the cancer victims had died of the disease. These
included John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead and Dick Powell.
The U.S. government apologized to the citizens of Utah for the lives
lost in the name of national security . . . 40 years after the fact. We
cannot wait for the same apology with pesticides. the stakes have grown
too large in this macabre game of poker. The seeds are sown and nothing
short of concerted national action can halt cancer from becoming our
nation's leading cause of death.
Every time history repeats itself, the stakes go up.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life . . . It hopes we've
learned something from yesterday." - John Wayne (1907 - 1979)
Lee Hitchcox, D.C. is a researcher, author and chiropractor. The
material presented here may be found in his recently released book, Long
Life Now: Strategies for Staying Alive, published by Celestial Arts,
P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94707
(Reprint, ACRES U.S.A., April, 1997 edition)
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