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P A N U P S
Pesticide Action Network Updates Service
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Resource Pointer #234
April 14, 2000
For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate
publishers or organizations directly.
*Pesticide Research Updates, February 2000* Pesticide Action Network North
America (PANNA) and Californians for Pesticide Reform. Reviews recent
research on health effects of pesticides. Includes summaries of studies on
reproductive effects, children's health, poisonings and more. Features
discussion of pesticides in human breast milk, suicides with pesticides and
provides online resource and reading lists. 8 pp. Free. Html and PDF
versions available at PANNA Web site http://www.panna.org.
*Green Blood--Red Tears, 1999* Joe Terrence Gray. Documentary film examines
relationship between depression and suicide among U.S. farmers. Presents
studies that suggests use of organophosphate-based pesticides could increase
the risk of suicide. Features interviews with suicide investigator Ronald
Maris, epidemiologist Ian Crombie and former Texas Agriculture Commissioner
Jim Hightower. 87 minutes. US$95 plus $5 shipping for institutions, US$50
plus $5 shipping for community non-profit organizations. Contact Joe
Terrence Gray, Ag-Culture Media Project, 11503 Main St., Middletown, KY
40243; phone (502) 244-9444.
*Suicide and depression resulting from exposure to pesticides among tobacco
farmers in Paraná, Brazil: A pilot study, 2000* Natascha M. Smits. Discusses
depression and suicide rate among tobacco farmers in Brazil. Reviews
epidemiological studies on chronic exposure to pesticides and suicide, on
chronic pesticide exposure and depression and on acute exposure and
depression. Includes chapters on tobacco cultivation in Brazil, suicide and
depression, toxicological mechanisms and more. 68 pp. Contact Environmental
and Occuaptional Health, Ritzema Bosweg 32-A, P.O. Box 238, 6700 AE
Wageningen, the Netherlands.
*The Agricultural Use of Antibiotics and Its Implications for Human
Health--GAO/RCED-99-74, 1999* U.S. General Accounting Office (US GAO).
Examines implications for human health, federal responsibilities for
overseeing agricultural use of antibiotics and whether to further regulate
or restrict agricultural use of antibiotics. Presents research linking
agricultural use of antibiotics to emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains
of disease-causing bacteria, including Salmonella, Campylobacter and
Escherichia coli (E. Coli). 33pp. First copy free, additional copies US$2.
Contact US GAO, P.O. Box 37050, Washington, DC 20013; phone (202) 512-6000;
fax (202) 512-6061; TDD (202) 512-2537; email info@www.gao.gov; Web site
http://www.gao.gov.
*Federal Efforts to Ensure the Safety of Imported Foods Are Inconsistent and
Unreliable--GAO/RCED-98-103, 1998* U.S. General Accounting Office (US GAO).
Evaluates U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) and Department of Health and Human Service's Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) efforts to ensure safety of imported food supply.
Discusses weaknesses in FDA port-of-entry inspections, FSIS inspection and
testing focus and import controls that allow entry of unsafe food products.
Presents recommendations to Congress, Secretary of Health and Human Services
and Secretary of Agriculture. First copy free, additional copies US$2.
Contact US GAO, P.O. Box 37050, Washington, DC 20013; phone (202) 512-6000;
fax (202) 512-6061; TDD (202) 512-2537; email info@www.gao.gov; Web site
http://www.gao.gov.
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