State pesticides department resumes review of methyl iodide

State pesticides department resumes review of methyl iodide
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fumigants3-2009aug03,0,3519442.story

 

"Farm workers pick strawberries near Ventura. State pesticide regulators have resumed a study of the fumigant methyl iodide for use on strawberry fields.  The review had been on hold during the budget crisis, and lawmakers and environmentalists feared that officials were 'fast tracking' the carcinogen for use on strawberry farms."