State regulators ignored experts, catered to pesticide industry

State regulators ignored experts, catered to pesticide industry
http://caivn.org/article/2011/09/07/state-regulators-ignored-experts-catered-pesticide-industry

"California's former top pesticide regulator Mary-Ann Warmerdam, whose office was responsible for approving methyl iodide for agricultural use during the last days of the Schwarzenegger administration, ignored warnings by her own staff scientists that farm workers should not be exposed to more than trace amounts of the controversial fumigant. The suggested restrictions of the pesticide's use were "unacceptable, due to economic viability" concerns of the pesticide manufacturer. This according to documents obtained via a Public Records Act request by a coalition of farm worker and environmental groups suing the state."