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The article explains the efforts of the FDA, USDA, and CDA to cover up the harmful effects of a number of chemicals in our food supply. They highlight that FDA is allowing pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and preservatives in the United States food supply. They also noted that the National Cancer Institute concluded that DDT and other chemicals were in fact harmful and cause cancer.
Keywords
Poison, chemicals, pesticides, United States Department of Agriculture, California Department of Agriculture, Division of Agriculture of the University of California, FDA, Federal Drug Administration, political decision, grape, United Farm Workers Union, Jerry Cohen, DDT, herbicides, National Cancer Institute
Date
1969
Language
English
Location
United States
Type
Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
Digital Collection
El Malcriado Newspaper Collection
Repository
Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay
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Recommended Citation
"Reflection on the Poisoning of Food & Man: Reflexión Sobre el Envenenamiento de la Comida y el Hombre" (1969). United States Government. 4.
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