A rather alarming piece concerning the use of methyl iodide as a pesticide on strawberries recently came to my attention. My first reaction was to think, "How terrible! I eat 'conventional' (not 'organic') strawberries: am I going to be ingesting this carcinogen?" But then it occurred to me that such alarms often get raised on an unsound basis. So I figured that, before I accept the claims made in this piece, I might seek comment from those who know something about the chemical in question. Here is an extract from the piece in question (from Credo Action). Does anyone know anything bearing on the reliability of its claims?
Edited to add: I also found an article under the headline "Warning about strawberry field chemical ignored, scientists say" (June 7, 2010) at a Web publication called California Watch. It substantiates the claims made in the Credo Action piece. Extract:
