Ya, sure; the Bush Administration goes after 'roids, meanwhile, they approve spraying our food with stuff so toxic that the rest of the planet bans it!
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EPA bucks criticism to give farmers new fumigant for fruits, vegetables

http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=7128247


Associated Press - September 25, 2007 7:23 PM ET

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected within days to approve a new toxic fumigant for use by fruit and vegetable farmers, despite opposition from California regulators, prominent scientists and environmental and farmworker groups.

According to government officials, the agency intends to register methyl iodide as a substitute for a pesticide (methyl bromide) that's being phased out by international treaty.
The new product is manufactured by a Tokyo-based company.

Anticipating EPA's approval, 54 scientists and physicians are urging the EPA administrator to block the move for health-related reasons or to permit a panel of independent scientists to scrutinize EPA's safety analysis.

Officials say California is conducting its own review and would have to approve the new product before farmers there can use it.