Vietnam-era chemical poison on US farms

Anything is possible Tim, but Salem-News should be careful about passing on inaccurate information. The article on its face raises credibility questions. Press TV does not cite any source and with a little bit of research, it is clear the Press TV article is false.

Tim King: Thanks Ralph.

This is another one of those dubious articles. The source is Press TV, which is a 24-hour English language global news network owned by the state-owned media corporation Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. What is actually happening is that Dow AgroScience, LLC, is petitioning the U.S. government to deregulate a genetically engineered variety of corn that is resistant to 2,4-D, an extremely toxic pesticide that was 50% of the recipe to making Agent Orange.

This is the federal register text:

“We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Dow AgroScience LLC seeking a determination of nonregulated status of corn designated as DAS-40278-9, which has been genetically engineered for increased resistance to broadleaf herbicides in the phenoxy auxin group (such as the herbicide 2,4-D) and resistance to grass herbicides in the aryloxyphenoxypropionate acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase inhibitor group (such as quizalofop herbicides)”.

Doesn't sound like "Vietnam-era chemical poison on US farms."

Editor: Perhaps Ralph, but as you know we have been listing new ones all the time, including Korea, Okinawa and Guam; personally I see no reason that this is not possible, however that is not in regard to the numerical data and stats- I am no expert, however I can talk about TCE with a higher degree of understanding..  As far as Press TV goes, the most important thing, just like RTV, is that they are not bound to the interests of western media and that in and of itself establishes a lot of potential value.  Thanks so much.