Title

How Poisoned Lettuce Affects Workers & Consumers: Cómo Afecta la Lechuga Envenenada a los Trabajadores y Consumidores

Authors

Files

Description

The introduction of pesticides benefited growers because it increased their production and profit. However, it was at the cost of farm workers and consumers health. The article includes a detailed analysis of how harmful effects of pesticides, the politics, policies, and laws surrounding harmful chemicals.

Keywords

Calexico Clinic, California, Dr. Ken Tittle, harvest poisoned, pesticides, physicians, lettuces, growers, symptoms, health, Colace Brother, El Centro, State Assembly Committee on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition March, United Farm Workers, farm workers, Jerry Cohen, District Attorney Jim Hamilton

Date

1973

Language

English

Location

California

Type

Text

Digital Format

application/pdf

Digital Collection

El Malcriado Newspaper Collection

Repository

Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay

Recommended Citation

"How Poisoned Lettuce Affects Workers & Consumers: Cómo Afecta la Lechuga Envenenada a los Trabajadores y Consumidores" (1973). Subjects. 157.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/elmalcriado_subjects/157