European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday May 14,1989 Epa plans to ban chemical used on apples.1 i. ., of . Aid it has Dodo Ncwashington a the envy Ron menial prot Calion Agency announced slops saturday to ban use of the growth regulating chemical alar on apples and other foods. But the Epa said final action is not Likely for at least 18 months. Alar fwd by some Apple growers be came the Center of controversy recently when a private study cited it As being particularly harmful to children who eat Large amounts of Apple products. The uproar prompted some school districts to Stop serving apples and has also caused some parents to Stop buying them despite assurances from the Epa and growers. Until recently the Epa said that Only about 4 percent of  apples continue to be exposed to alar. Bui the Agency said saturday that new findings have caused it to estimate that As much As 15 percent of last year s crop May have been sprayed with alar. The Epa had said in february that it would begin regulatory action aimed at alar. It has urged that the chemical technically called Dami Nozic. Be voluntarily taken off the Market because it caused cancer in test animals. Alas manufacturer. Uniroyal Chemi Cal co., disputes the health claims and continues to sell the chemical which keeps apples on Trees longer and pro Vides longer shelf life. A Trade group that represents processors of Apple products has urged the Epa to announce formal regulatory action to ban the product in Hopes of dissuading growers from using it. Many processors of food claim that checks Are made for alar and apples containing the chemical arc not used in products such As applesauce and juice. Consumers have not been convinced however and the controversy has caused Apple product sales to decrease As much As 20 percent according to the processed apples Institute. Jack Moore the Epa s acting Deputy administrator Sai proposed or Dering alar off the Market because Over a lifetime it poses unreasonable risks to the  i want to emphasize that based on our current estimates the Short term risks of eating food treated with Damino Zide Are not significant and do not pose an imminent or major Public it. Filth threat his statement said. The Epa began reviewing alar in 1984 and two years later proposed taking it off the Market after it was found to cause cancer in test animals. But those findings were challenged and the Epa directed additional studies which have yet to be completed. Schools biased against pregnant teens Survey says Washington a teen age girls who arc preg Nant or have children arc not getting the support they need to Complete their educations and arc Likely to experience discrimination at their schools a Survey indicates. Few schools have Clear policies about How to treat pregnant and parenting students authors Margaret Nash and Margaret Dunkle of the Equality Center write in the  findings Are based on a Survey completed by administrators teachers or Counselor at a dozen diverse schools in eight states. They also reflect the re sults of two earlier studies. Pregnancy is the leading cause of female dropouts. At least 40.000 girls quit school each year because they arc pregnant according to the Center for population options. The report by the Equality Center a Washington based non profit research group said these girls Are often overlooked in discussions of at ask students and dropout prevention programs. The Survey responses revealed title in violations at nine of the 12 schools with several having multiple violations. Title in is the Federal Law that prohibits sex discrimination in schools that receive Federal Aid. Among the violations were not allowing students to miss school for prenatal or postnatal care or problems associated with pregnancy requiring pregnant students but not students with other medical conditions to have a doctor s certification to stay in school and not permitting enough leave to recover from pregnancy and birth. Other schools did not allow the students to be eligible for financial Aid on the same basis As other students. Schools in the Survey were Benito Juarez High school in Chicago Thibodaux High school in Thibodaux. La. Natchitoches Parish school in Natchitoches la Bladensburg High school in Bladensburg my. Gaithersburg Junior High school in Gaithersburg. My. Southern Middle school in Lusby my. North Caroline High school in Ridgely my. Smut can vocational technical High school in Lexington Catona Ecna mass. While fish High school in while fish Mont. Guider land Central High school in Guider and Cen Ter . Cleveland High school in Portland Ore. Best Sellers group visiting . To Tell Bhopal Story where Union Carbide has another Plant. The visit will also include trips to Boston and was Knoxville Tenn. A one of five India activists on a Campaign for survivors of the Bhopal Gas leak in India says it will take at least 50 years to deter mine the disaster s full health consequences. More than 2.000 people were killed when the Methelis Cyanate leaked from a Union Carbide corp. Storage tank in Bhopal on dec. 3, 1984. The Indian govern ment says that the death toll has since reached More than 3,300 and that 20,000 people still suffer from the effects of exposure to the Gas. Or. C. 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