Soap firms accused of coercion by FTC hearing
Environmental Defense Fund attorney William H. Rodgers accused the soap industry of blackmailing the Federal Trade Commission during an FTC hearing on requiring detergent makers to disclose product contents and warn that phosphates pollute water. He argued industry threats to produce a more harmful substitute if disclosure is mandated are unfounded and urged consumer access to full information.
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Environmental Defense Fund
Federal Trade Commission
Rodgers
FTC
Solon offers TV test to prove defoliants harmless
Sacramento Assemblyman Charles Conrad proposes a televised demonstration in a Sacramento Valley rice field to prove defoliants are safe. He would sit in bathing trunks as spray fell on him, drink contaminated water, and challenge critics including Jane Fonda and Rennie Davis to participate or explain away claims.
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Charles Conrad
Sherman Oaks
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Conrad
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CPS
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Mercury contamination risks marlin in California sport fishing
An FDA officer says California marlin likely carry mercury and may exceed federal safety guidelines. He notes legal exposure for those giving away contaminated fish and boat operators, while fishing clubs in Avalon Balboa and San Diego distribute free catch to mainly poor or large families, including churches and youth groups.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Milton Eason
FDA
Los Angeles
Avalon
Balboa
San Diego
Sea Scout
Caliornia
Gasoline advertised as lead-free under fire in New York
Suffolk County prosecutors charged American O2 Co and 22 service stations with selling gas claimed lead-free that tests showed contained 0.147 to 2.8 grams of lead per gallon. Convictions could bring jail or fines. Amoco disputed the charges, saying its gas remains lead-free despite isolated contamination.
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Bay Shore
N.Y
UPI
American
O2 Co
Long Island
Coul
AMOCO
Aspland
Baltimore
Paul
Troup
American Oil Co
California barmaid equality bill clears key committee
A California bill filed by Sen Anthony Beilenson to end the 1985 ban on women bartenders passed the Senate Health and Welfare Committee with unanimous support and moves to the Senate floor. The proposal would allow all women to work as bartenders rather than only as bar owners wives or cocktail waitresses.
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Sacramento
California
Senate
Anthony C. Beilenson
Beverly Hills
Beilenson
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Pesticide Residues Low In Bay Area Produce
A California Agriculture Department survey of 233 fruit and vegetable samples from six Bay Area counties found 219 samples with no perceptible pesticide residue. The remaining 14 showed tiny amounts below legal tolerances, including Captan DDD DDT Botran and Methyl Parathion, with the highest being 2.45 ppm on butter lettuce.
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Sacramento
UPS
San Francisco Bay Area
State Agriculture Department
Department
David J. Bingham
Agricultural Chemicals Program
Bingham
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