Top Ten Food Safety Concerns for 2017

By Lee N. Smith Click here to download the PDF These are the Top Ten Food Safety Concerns for 2017 that were identified by the Acheson Group:   Trump’s New Administration:What changes will occur  What will the new administration do with the FDA budget and how...

Prop 65 Listing for Roundup

By Lee N. Smith Download the PDF here    OEHHA has proposed thatglyphosate be listed with a No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) of 1100 microgramsper day. For chemicals assessed under Prop 65 for cancer sets a threshold risk level which represents no significant risk...

AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL CAMPAIGN AGAINST IARC

By. Lee N. Smith Download the PDF here   The American Chemistry Council has launched a public campaign  to change how theInternational Agency for Research on Cancer-IARC makes decisions about thecarcinogenicity of chemicals.This is significant in California for among...

Telone Lawsuit Filed

By: Lee N.Smith   Attorneys representing a Ventura County farmworker and environmental justice groups filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) in January 2017 alleging that the California state agency did not do enough to protect...