Beyond the Border Resource #6

Resource #: 6
Title: Pesticide's Victims Will Finally Come Before a US Court
URL: http://www.coha.org/2007/08/13/pesticide%E2%80%99s-victims-will-finally-come-before-a-us-court/
Author: Councill on Hemispheric Affairs
Notes: This page gives a lot of stories directed towards the negative effects of pesticides on humans and the environment (but mostly humans). It talks about how many countries in Latin America, like Mexico (who supplies us with 15% of our agricultural imports) are not up to the United States standards when it comes to pesticide use. These pesticides can leave residue on the imports and can be harmful to our society. The most interesting thing that i found was "Most recently, on July 18, President Bush set an urgent timetable of 60 days for the newly formed Cabinet-level committee to announce safety limits on produce, especially on food products being imported into the U.S." This really brought it to my attention that this is a current issue.