Bulletin #649
August 7, 2006
http://www.fluoridealert.org/
For more information:
Paul Connett, FAN: 315-379-9200
Karen Kaufmann, NYS AG’s Office: 518 486-4550
Richard Wiles, EWG: 202- 667-6982
Jay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides: 202-543-5450
August 7, 2006
NYS Attorney General supports revocation of all food tolerances of Dow AgroSciences fumigant sulfuryl fluoride.
On August 4, the Office of NYS Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer, submitted comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency in support of the revocation of the use of Dow AgroSciences food fumigant sulfuryl fluoride (ProFume®).
Three groups (Fluoride Action Network, Environmental Working Group, Beyond Pesticides) petitioned EPA in June 2006 to revoke all food tolerances of Dow’s sulfuryl fluoride. The petition was submitted to EPA by the groups’ attorney Perry Wallace of the international law firm Zelle, Hofmann, Voebel, Mason and Gette.
EPA solicited comments to the groups’ petition in the July 5, 2006, Federal Register.
Spitzer’s office responded in support of the groups’ petition stating: “Š EPA’s decision to establish food residue tolerances for sulfuryl fluoride suffers from a number of serious legal, scientific and logical flawsŠ The tolerances fail to meet the requirements or intent of the FQPA [Food Quality Protection Act] to establish tolerances that protect the health of infants and children.”
– Failure to adequately assess aggregate and cumulative exposures to fluoride.
– Failure to set protective tolerances.
– Lack of monitoring data to adequately characterize fluoride levels in food and feed
– 4,700 people signed online letter organized by Fluoride Action Network.
– Environmental Working Group submitted letters from 3,517 people
– Statement from Union representing professionals at EPA’s Washington DC office
– Online letters organized by Beyond Pesticides, Organic Consumers’ Association, and Pesticide Action Network.
Connett added, “Sulfuryl fluoride is an alternative fumigant to methyl bromide, which creates holes in the ozone layer. The problem with sulfuryl fluoride is that it creates holes in the brain. Neither should be acceptable in a civilized society.”
June 2006 Petition to EPA to revoke all food tolerances for sulfuryl fluoride
http://www.fluoridealert.org/pesticides/sf.petition.june.2006.pdf
August 4, 2006. The Office of the NYS Attorney General submission to US EPA
http://www.fluoridealert.org/nyag-sf.pdf
July 25, 2006: Letter from union at EPA’s office in Washington DC.
http://www.fluoridealert.org/sf-union.pdf
Other documents on sulfuryl fluoride:
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