Write a Letter to Your Editor

Methyl Iodide is a highly toxic pesticide that must be handled with extreme care in a laboratory setting. It is a known carcinogen. Write your local newspaper's editor and let them know you find it incredible that such a dangerous chemical is being considered for use on California strawberries and other crops.

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  • Methyl iodide is so dangerous that over 50 scientists -- five of them Nobel Laureates -- sent a letter to EPA expressing astonishment that a chemical this toxic would ever be used as a pesticide. California should not gamble with our health, the health of our children or our water supply. When accidents happen, who will pay the hospital bills? Who will clean up our water?

  • I urge officials at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to prioritize the health of Californians and the environment over profits for Arysta. And I urge state agencies to stimulate the development of a responsible and sustainable strawberry industry for California’s future, rather than an industry that relies on chemicals that cause cancer and reproductive harm. We deserve better.

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