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It is absolutely impossible for lawn chemicals to be tested and
proven

safe


for contact with people.

The same thing can be said about any food item. Duh.




Duh. Food and medicines can be tasted/tested on human volunteers. Drug
companies have occasionally solicited volunteers from prison
populations

for

testing particularly risky drugs, but I am not aware of ANY instance in
which a chemical company has asked for volunteers to ingest or be

exposed to

agricultural chemicals. You and I are the test population, but nobody

asked

for our permission.


I am not aware of any food or food components that have been "proven" to
be safe for ingestion without adding the qualifier "in normal amounts."
Asparagus, tomatoes, salt, sugar and even water can provoke a fatal
reaction when ingested in large enough quantities. Some, such as
peanuts or wheat products, can be fatal to some people in minute
amounts.

Some foods are deemed to be safe for most people under most conditions
in normal quantities, and the same can be said for lawn chemicals that
are sold over the counter. Of course, that's not saying much when you
really think about it.



Fine. Forget food. Think of medicines. Here's an exercise. Let's say you
had
athlete's foot and could not get rid of it after 6 months of using over
the
counter products. You go to a dermatologist. She says "Well, here's a
cream
that's been around for decades and it works in about 2 weeks. But,
there's
this new thing - I just read that it's about to go to clinical trials
next
year. It's a pill. But, so far, it's caused cancer within a month for
the 18
animal species it's been tested on. Wanna try it?"

What would you do?

See...the chemical companies don't give you that choice. Your only
option is
to avoid exposure. You have absolutely NO idea what their products may
do to
you.

a good psychiatrist might be able to help you.
WOOF!


Me??? You're either very young, or you forgot to read the newspapers since
1960. Knucklehead. What makes you think yard chemicals are safe?