Hi Kossacks,
I've just been asked by a family member to look into proposed California regulations that, according to some, would give the California Department of Food and Agriculture the authority to spray whatever, whenever and wherever they want if they have a determination that an outbreak of a pest dangerous to agriculture has OR MAY occur.
Comments are due Friday, Oct 31 at
Calif Dept of Food and Agriculture:
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/...
This does sound serious- but the main document is almost 500 pages long and I suspect the devil is in the details. Does anyone know more about this proposal? Have an assessment of the power it would give CDFA? How well it balances the need to control pest outbreaks with the health of the people and environment? Would children, pregnant women, farmworkers et al be protected? For instance, they mention concerns about bees and neonicotinoids, but how does one tell if bees would be adequately protected.
Your comments would be appreciated.
More links below the squiggle.
Earth Justice press release:
http://earthjustice.org/...
Calif Environmental Health Initiative
http://www.cal-ehi.org/...
Moms Advocates:
http://www.momsadvocatingsustainability.org/...
Calif Dept of Food and Agriculture:
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/...
Thanks all!