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Old 29-05-2007, 03:58 PM posted to rec.gardens
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

1) The only way to know that a substance is safe is to test it by purposely
exposing people to it. You will not see that happen in your lifetime,
especially not with children. Therefore, it doesn't matter what the USDA or
any other agency thinks. None of these things can be correctly tested.


You keep repeating this so often, I'll bet you thought it up yourself.

The Clinton administration did place a moratorium on voluntary human
pesticide testing in 1998. But you're saying they are not allowed to
use the data collected from accidental exposures?

Bob