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Posted Thu May 22 2008: from Associated Press: USDA axes the sole national survey to chart pesticide use http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1211478681 "Consumers lost a key source of information about what's sprayed on their food on Wednesday, the last day the government published a long-standing national survey that tracks the amount of pesticides used on everything from corn to apples. Despite opposition from prominent scientists, the nation's largest farming organizations and environmental groups, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday it plans to do away the program." [Read more stories about: pesticide runoff, endocrine disruptor, falling fertility, bad policy, governmental corruption, governmental idiocy] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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