The epidemic of childhood drowning.
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Council failed to emphasize that food safety is not achieved by restricting the availability of fruits and vegetables or their intake.In this connection, it is of concern that a potential carcinogen was used in children's food for more than 20 years before the manufacturer was required to conduct adequate carcinogenesis bioassays.Studies in the 1970s sug- gested that daminozide is carcinogenic in laboratory ani- mals, and new data on 1, 1-dimethylhydrazine are strongly suggestive.The issue of daminozide exemplifies the need for more stringent health testing of pesticides before they are permitted to be used.Use restrictions started in 1985, and the manufacturer is in the process of withdrawing the product.The illegal use of pesticides has been responsible for several acute illness episodes in the western United States.In 1985 aldicarb residue in watermelons caused nausea, vom- iting, diarrhea, profuse sweating, excessive tearing, muscle fasciculations, and bradycardia.The treatment in the most severe cases was to administer atropine sulfate.Endrin, an organochlorine insecticide, caused five cases of poisoning in 1988 in Orange County, California.These may have been caused by deliberate tampering with a commercial product-a snack consisting of a corn tortilla wrapped around a meat filling sold in sealed plastic bags.The symptoms included nausea, dizziness, and seizures.Since 1984, endrin is not registered for agricultural purposes or manufactured in the US, but supplies ofthe pesticide remain, and other countries continue to use and manufacture the chemical.In summary, to our knowledge there have been no confirmed cases of acute poisoning from ingesting legally ap- plied pesticides on food in California.On the other hand, health officials and physicians should be aware of signs and symptoms associated with pesticide overexposure and the existing reporting system for pesticide-related illness in order to assist in identifying cases, treatment, sources, and appropriate control and risk management measures.
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