Absolutely unbelieveabel where the EPA and our governement will go

[Guest guest]

Alert: EPA to Allow Pesticide Testing on Orphans and Mentally Handicapped

Kids

http://www.organicconsumers.org

ORGANIC BYTES #69

Health, Environment and Consumer News Tidbits with and Edge!

11/16/2005

ALERT: EPA TO ALLOW PESTICIDE TESTING ON ORPHANS MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

CHILDREN

Public comments are now being accepted by the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) on its newly proposed federal regulation regarding the testing

of chemicals and pesticides on human subjects. Earlier this year, Congress

had mandated the EPA create a rule that permanently bans chemical testing

on pregnant women and children, but the EPA's newly proposed rule puts

industry profits ahead of children's welfare. The rule allows for

government and industry scientists to treat children as human guinea pigs

in chemical experiments in the following situations:

1. Children who " cannot be reasonably consulted, " such as those that are

mentally handicapped or orphaned newborns may be tested on. With permission

from the institution or guardian in charge of the individual, the child may

be exposed to chemicals for the sake of research.

2. Parental consent forms are not necessary for testing on children who have

been neglected or abused.

3. Chemical studies on any children outside of the U.S. are acceptable.

Learn more and take action now: http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa6.cfm

Subscribe to this Bi-weekly Email Newsletter

http://www.organicconsumers.org/organicbytes.htm

[Guest guest]

Is this TRUE??? I'm completely in shock. I think I'm going to be sick now.

Really, I feel sick.

Shari

Absolutely unbelieveabel where the EPA and our

governement will go

Alert: EPA to Allow Pesticide Testing on Orphans and Mentally Handicapped

Kids

http://www.organicconsumers.org

ORGANIC BYTES #69

Health, Environment and Consumer News Tidbits with and Edge!

11/16/2005

ALERT: EPA TO ALLOW PESTICIDE TESTING ON ORPHANS MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

CHILDREN

Public comments are now being accepted by the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) on its newly proposed federal regulation regarding the testing

of chemicals and pesticides on human subjects. Earlier this year, Congress

had mandated the EPA create a rule that permanently bans chemical testing

on pregnant women and children, but the EPA's newly proposed rule puts

industry profits ahead of children's welfare. The rule allows for

government and industry scientists to treat children as human guinea pigs

in chemical experiments in the following situations:

1. Children who " cannot be reasonably consulted, " such as those that are

mentally handicapped or orphaned newborns may be tested on. With permission

from the institution or guardian in charge of the individual, the child may

be exposed to chemicals for the sake of research.

2. Parental consent forms are not necessary for testing on children who have

been neglected or abused.

3. Chemical studies on any children outside of the U.S. are acceptable.

Learn more and take action now: http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa6.cfm

Subscribe to this Bi-weekly Email Newsletter

http://www.organicconsumers.org/organicbytes.htm

[Guest guest]

I went and looked at the source material on this and it is really long.

I just searched the word children and found all the places the word

was listed, and could not find anything that related to this.

It seemed to say that testing on children is never to be done under any

circumstances.

Does any one have time to read the whole thing and find out where it

might allow testing on orphans?

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-GENERAL/2005/September/Day-12/g18010.htm

Dwayne wrote:

> Is this TRUE??? I'm completely in shock. I think I'm going to be sick

> now. Really, I feel sick.

> Shari

> Absolutely unbelieveabel where the EPA and

> our governement will go

>

>

> Alert: EPA to Allow Pesticide Testing on Orphans and Mentally Handicapped

> Kids

> http://www.organicconsumers.org

>

> ORGANIC BYTES #69

> Health, Environment and Consumer News Tidbits with and Edge!

>

> 11/16/2005

>

> ALERT: EPA TO ALLOW PESTICIDE TESTING ON ORPHANS MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

> CHILDREN

> Public comments are now being accepted by the Environmental Protection

> Agency (EPA) on its newly proposed federal regulation regarding the

> testing

> of chemicals and pesticides on human subjects. Earlier this year,

> Congress

> had mandated the EPA create a rule that permanently bans chemical testing

> on pregnant women and children, but the EPA's newly proposed rule puts

> industry profits ahead of children's welfare. The rule allows for

> government and industry scientists to treat children as human guinea pigs

> in chemical experiments in the following situations:

> 1. Children who " cannot be reasonably consulted, " such as those that are

> mentally handicapped or orphaned newborns may be tested on. With

> permission

> from the institution or guardian in charge of the individual, the

> child may

> be exposed to chemicals for the sake of research.

> 2. Parental consent forms are not necessary for testing on children

> who have

> been neglected or abused.

> 3. Chemical studies on any children outside of the U.S. are acceptable.

> Learn more and take action now: http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa6.cfm

>

>

>

> Subscribe to this Bi-weekly Email Newsletter

> http://www.organicconsumers.org/organicbytes.htm

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

There is so much to read here it is hard to distinguish what it is saying.

The way they write these things is to confuse us. I just don't put it past

them for a moment to do this. I'll continue to look through it as I can,

we all should look through it too and see if what this organization is

claiming is true.

I Just wanted to bring it to our attention as we have already been injured

enough and they are looking to expand their activities it appears.

Kathleen

Absolutely unbelieveabel where the EPA and

> > our governement will go

> >

> >

> > Alert: EPA to Allow Pesticide Testing on Orphans and Mentally

Handicapped

> > Kids

> > http://www.organicconsumers.org

> >

> > ORGANIC BYTES #69

> > Health, Environment and Consumer News Tidbits with and Edge!

> >

> > 11/16/2005

> >

> > ALERT: EPA TO ALLOW PESTICIDE TESTING ON ORPHANS MENTALLY

HANDICAPPED

> > CHILDREN

> > Public comments are now being accepted by the Environmental Protection

> > Agency (EPA) on its newly proposed federal regulation regarding the

> > testing

> > of chemicals and pesticides on human subjects. Earlier this year,

> > Congress

> > had mandated the EPA create a rule that permanently bans chemical

testing

> > on pregnant women and children, but the EPA's newly proposed rule

puts

> > industry profits ahead of children's welfare. The rule allows for

> > government and industry scientists to treat children as human guinea

pigs

> > in chemical experiments in the following situations:

> > 1. Children who " cannot be reasonably consulted, " such as those that

are

> > mentally handicapped or orphaned newborns may be tested on. With

> > permission

> > from the institution or guardian in charge of the individual, the

> > child may

> > be exposed to chemicals for the sake of research.

> > 2. Parental consent forms are not necessary for testing on children

> > who have

> > been neglected or abused.

> > 3. Chemical studies on any children outside of the U.S. are

acceptable.

> > Learn more and take action now:

http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa6.cfm

> >

> >

> >

> > Subscribe to this Bi-weekly Email Newsletter

> > http://www.organicconsumers.org/organicbytes.htm

> >

> >

> >