Comments on: Melamine scare redux: now it’s Soy and organic chicken http://www.bloggernews.net/119404 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:55:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Strend http://www.bloggernews.net/119404#comment-902671 Strend Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:38:08 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119404#comment-902671 It seems, with the introduction of microbial pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. there has been an increase in human and animal illnesses, specifically salmonella and E coli. We did not have these problems to this extent before. Found on the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs; Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division Form 8570-6 (2000) states the following: After fermentation and prior to further processing, each batch must be tested for the following microbial contaminants and have levels below those listed: E. coli Coliform Bacteria Salmonella Shigella Staphlococci Vibrio Yeast Mold One such form (4 found pages) issued to a biotechnology company by EPA can be found at http://www.biotechawareness.com/images/conditional_registration_aq_qst_713_2000_copy.pdf which will validate the EPA's actual form stating the above. Additionally found on this form is; death in Freshwater Aquatic Invertebrate, question of Bacillus Subtilis infection in shrimp, questions of death to "HONEY BEES" and not meeting guidelines requirements in submission (studies) on the toxicity and pathogenicity to "FRESH WATER FISH". [ADDITIONAL FORMS (8570-6) FROM THE EPA, CONTAINING THE ABOVE "WORDING" CANNOT BE FOUND. WAS THIS ELIMINATED ENTIRELY BY THE EPA AS A CONDITION FOR REGISTRATION FOR BIOPETICIDES?] "WHY" should there be "ANY" concerns that "ANY" of the above bacteria or fungi being put on our food crops or found in spray used for insect control? It seems, with the introduction of microbial pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. there has been an increase in human and animal illnesses, specifically salmonella and E coli. We did not have these problems to this extent before.

Found on the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs; Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division Form 8570-6 (2000) states the following:

After fermentation and prior to further processing, each batch must be tested for the following microbial contaminants and have levels below those listed:

E. coli Coliform Bacteria
Salmonella
Shigella
Staphlococci
Vibrio
Yeast
Mold

One such form (4 found pages) issued to a biotechnology company by EPA can be found at http://www.biotechawareness.com/images/conditional_registration_aq_qst_713_2000_copy.pdf which will validate the EPA’s actual form stating the above.

Additionally found on this form is; death in Freshwater Aquatic Invertebrate, question of Bacillus Subtilis infection in shrimp, questions of death to “HONEY BEES” and not meeting guidelines requirements in submission (studies) on the toxicity and pathogenicity to “FRESH WATER FISH”.

[ADDITIONAL FORMS (8570-6) FROM THE EPA, CONTAINING THE ABOVE “WORDING” CANNOT BE FOUND. WAS THIS ELIMINATED ENTIRELY BY THE EPA AS A CONDITION FOR REGISTRATION FOR BIOPETICIDES?]

“WHY” should there be “ANY” concerns that “ANY” of the above bacteria or fungi being put on our food crops or found in spray used for insect control?

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