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CASS Press Release
January 4, 2008
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California Alliance To Stop the
Spray (CASS)
For Immediate Release
Contact: Roy Upton California Alliance
to Stop the Spray (CASS)
herbal@got.net
831-461-6317
www.lbamspray.com
www.stopthespray.org
www.1hope.org
Santa Cruz, California, January
4th, 2008
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE TO STOP THE
SPRAY (CASS) WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE
IN SUPPORT OF THE RELEASE OF TWO
GROUND BREAKING PUBLIC HEALTH DOCUMENTS
RELATED TO HEALTH EFFECTS FROM RECENT
AERIAL SPRAYING FOR THE LIGHT BROWN
APPLE MOTH Friday January 4th, 1PM,
Santa Cruz City Hall (inside). Presenters
include Santa Cruz City Council
Members Tony Madrigal and Ed Porter,
also report author Mike Lynberg
of Concerned Citizens against Aerial
Spraying and author Roy Upton of
California Alliance to Stop the
Spray.
Hundreds of people report health
effects heretofore not documented
by state and local officials.
Mike Lynberg, will be presenting
an executive summary of a 200 page
document to the California legislature
and all media outlets outlining
the reactions of hundreds of people
after the aerial spraying of a pesticide
by the state in an attempt to eradicate
the light brown apple moth.
This report will serve in direct
contradiction to the local health
department's report of few serious
side effects to the spray.
Additionally, the CASS Health Action
Team has written a report to communicate
to County Health Services about
the potential toxicity of LBAM spray
ingredients and the need for an
effective post-spray adverse effects
monitoring system.
The CASS report to County Health
Services provides a detailed review
of the potential for human toxicity
of the pheromone-pesticide spray.
Highlighted is the fact the complete
solution has never been subjected
to formal safety reviews by any
state or federal agency and that
a large percentage of the adverse
effects reported are consistent
with the health hazard profile of
the pheromone spray ingredients.
In light of this, the CASS Health
team is calling on County Health
Services to recognize the need for
a formal postspray adverse effects
reporting mechanism to identify
potential health hazards of the
spraying program.
These reports were collected from
a variety of sources including governmental
agencies. The reports include testimonies
of hundreds of people who reportedly
experienced reactions to the aerial
spraying.
These essential documents will be
emailed on Mon. Jan 7th and hand
delivered to our state legislatures
in Sacramento by CASS representatives
on and Tuesday Jan. 8th for the
opening of their session. The documents
will also be available at this press
conference.
If you would like more information
about the reports:
Contact Roy Upton 831-461-6317 or
Mike Lynberg 831.238.2084
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