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"-''-nnrv A -tnriifyirtfi >:i ; *\ X ;l ' '***i, . .^y --... . .. --------- Ryan Seeks to Stop Monsanto Sale of 'Deadly' Chemical Family Rep. VlttJem F. Ryu (Dun.), act* ranging from paint* and Ryan etld tha atepa takas by distributed over the u rth Nw York. It aeekbtg t aw to paper e c a 11 n | a to atecfertcal Monunto. while helpful, are through tlr current*, he noted top Monsanto Co. from eeBlnf tranafon&er fhdda ' not adequate. Adeo, he uld, they rwlit biolog family of chemlealt called Surface oottfii, edbedvet "Preeent control o< PCBe i* leal breakdown J polychlorinated biphenyli and the Mte are "epea" eye- dependant on die effort* and The congrejoman accused the (PCBt). which be tayt art Umi; tritiferatri are good faith of the Memento Co. St. Louli corporation of "a cel-1 "deadly" and `lave been dit- "doeed" ayttema. and the iuM cooperation of each loua kxhflertnce to die public oovared la a wide variety of "We*ve told cwtomeri not to and every one of it* cvwtore- welfare" Jn refuting "repeated! food* and animal*." throw the field away when they eri." be utd. ty* to give hWn production *n<P In a Haute epeedi, Ryan charged that fedtral agtndei tiava done Utile In the last year "to combat thla very eerioua environmental health btgerd." Montanto, the only American manufacturer, "hat taken tome tep under public preeeure. hut more need to be done," Ryan laid- drain their tramformeri, but to tend It back to ua," tha ipokeemaa tald. "WE'VE SEEN DOING that fora full yearanw." The tpokeunana tald a oew Incinerator at t h a company * Sauget. 111., plant, where tha PCBi are manufactured, aboutd be ready (or nat in three or "Thet la not enough *> Ineurt protection Of our clUaena from (tie menace of thie deadly chemical." RYAN SAID PCBS and their realdue* an "extremely tonic to animal life" and poee a "moat frightening heaard" to human being!. They do not dietotve In water aaJet figure* on the PCB* The' flgurea are needed. Ryan said. . ao reientln* can d e t e r m i n e "what quantum of PCBs hive been and tre eecaptng into the Mvirennwnt." J -Tlowever, Momenta he! In-, formed me that it would mike *uch Information available to raepoatlble government agen-1 dee' on a confidential bans.",: A MONSANTO tpcfceamaa four week*. and are capable of being widely Ryan laid. | . told The Globe-Daraocrat Fri- day that tha company, hi addt- tion to varioua etepeteken to control wee of PCBa, baa Mopped ealea of. the product for we hi "open" ayateoe and la buyiag hock weed PCS for re- eycllng or tnctnerattoo. Ike chemical* are In a Mon ., unto' product called Arodor, ;'ueed In a variety Nether prod- HONS 031.657 Cl) I)f AtlnljdOU Clar Kcdiicsday. Siplcinhcr is. 1371 vary WASHINGTON (Al1* - Te government protects chickens and catfish Irom food coni, lin ing ttwre than a half pail per million of DD'Hike chemicals called PCDs. Cut people can ci( chicken or catfish contain ing 10 times (is much before the government docs ar.ylhmg. Bui then baby cereal and spaghetti dinners may no! con tain anv more PCIls lhn chicken feed Why1 "Wr liad to have won *Mt of action level." T Walden, press officer for the Food and Drug Acintmjslration. said Mon day Walden's explanation o* the diflnmtg guidelines came after persistent. poisonous I'CJis Started tltc govcrumvnl anew on a trail that already led Unouyh chickw feed, chrckccs. turkeys and egg? Now ihe FDA has found tlic chemical in some shredded wheal, spaghetti dinners, oru meal, mixed baby cereal, grits. naJiie dinners and pancake nn\. In one sample of skrcddi.-d wtu.i* tltc PCfl cu;*et,i:.utiut. was <3 lime* the safety level scl bv federal gibdGinvs. In other foods the cnncer.ir;MH*n ranged from ! than tin* fed- end guideline lu four limes the level The agency has seized rent' of the pioduets In the c.i*' oi the shrrdd-.'d wheat. Walden ex plained DmI tlio iiiyli ciimrr.ra timi W;is in only uT:-* $, nv'e and the Fh\ di.ln t hi J * it co it:i mum led ^nopV* tu ju-a-.i-. sci; me The FDA said the coi lamination origiiwlcU m con tainers made from recycled cardboard The reeve ler.v ap parently used a I'CU-trcnted catbonkiS duplicating paper, Walden said The FDA is sampling |S prod ucts packaged 'ich card board Walden said it's |hc speed with which llie f*Cll problem has cropped up l!i;i( Ims fos tered the differing guidcliiHjs for foods The poultry eiudclines were scl up first. As Die pollutant became rnou- puv.ilent, UK? lower guideline was sol up for ether foods `'The truth is our scientists-' and no scientists-know abojl PCfJs or wlu-.l to do alwjul it.'' said Wakleu. 'Tins all lands us to wiiy we called together these five agencies of goveminent lo look at lfie problem ' His reference was (o a recently established joint feder al Usk force on I*Clo "We donl knuw where ti comes from .... We don i know once Jl gets into Ihe lxxly whal its problem might "With mercury we hod pool solid clinical evidence. With FCbs its jus; we've gut more question* titan we've got an swers " PCBs have triggered an oui- brtrnk of livci and skin ail ments in Japan end have kit'rd eh ;k embryo.- in IwhviMUm -'V pci intents One proposal from Hep Wil liam F kym. the New York Democrat who has been critical of FDA's handling of PCHs. is tn ban the cliceiicai--a*, least until scientists know mure a!*rji it HONS 031656