The Proposed EPA Plant Pesticide Rule
A panel of five members of the National Academy of Sciences formed by CAST examine the scientific merits of the
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October 1, 1998
The Proposed EPA Plant Pesticide Rule
A panel of five members of the National Academy of Sciences formed by CAST examine the scientific merits of the
Examination of Dietary Recommendations for Salt-Cured, Smoked, and Nitrite-Preserved Foods
The scientific evidence does not support restrictions in the consumption of salted, smoked, or nitrite-preserved foods by the U.S. population.
Radiation Pasteurization of Food
Foodborne bacteria cause as many as 9,000 deaths in the United States annually; yet scientifically proven safe, low doses of
Diversifying U.S. Crop Production
For more than a century, crop price instability has dogged U.S. farmers. And in the past 60 years–despite federal subsidy
Challenges Confronting Agricultural Research at Land Grant Universities
Agricultural, corporate, scientific, political, environmental, and social communities are asking the agricultural research system to identify and pursue a broadened
Labeling of Food-Plant Biotechnology Products
Review of scientific evidence in response to proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy for labeling of foods from new
Risks and Benefits of Selenium in Agriculture
Scientists found no evidence that supplemental selenium use for farm animals and poultry, including feedlot concentrations, was involved in any
Pesticides in Surface and Ground Water
Introduction; the issue; pesticide varieties, uses, and resulting pollution potential; relating concentrations in water resources to human and ecosystem risk;
Admissible Scientific Evidence in Court
Concurs with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and National Academy of Sciences (NAS) amicus curiae brief