Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals

2014-05-04 Thread Arthur Harvey
Lucky for consumers that USDA publishes residue quantities, because FDA and EPA would never annoy the chemical industry by releasing such info. Anyhow, because of USDA we know that malathion residues and metabolites are more common on blueberries than any other food, according to the USDA

Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals

2014-05-04 Thread David A. Rosenberger
Since Jon and Evan opened the door to a discussion of GMOs, I like to weigh in with a minority opinion on GMOs and some of my rationale for adopting a minority perspective. (Be forewarned that this is a rather long post!) I fully understand that many (perhaps the vast majority) of apple growers

Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals

2014-05-04 Thread Dean Henry
On 5/4/2014 7:54 PM, Weinzierl, Richard A wrote: David and all ... I agree entirely with David's points on GMOs and the rationale behind them (and yes, I understand that the archives provide a record for all to view, including those who hope to find fault in our opinions). Transgenic