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BOOKS (free online)

Stephen Tvedten "The Bug Stop Here"
Table of contents: The Causes and Effects of Pesticides, Intelligent Pest Management, Breaking the Cycle of Violende, Biting and Stinging and/or Blood Feeders Overview, Blood Feeding Arthropods - A General Description, Alternatives to Safely Eliminate Common Pests in and Around Homes, Apartments, Schools and Workplaces, The Author's Favorite Pest Control Methods and Tools, Some Tips to Control Common Pests, More about Contamination and the Dangers of Registered Pesticide Use/Misuse, The top 10 "AgChem Compnaies" by 1998 pesticide sales in U.S. millions, Detoxification - Four ways to Help, Final Notations, Chemicals and Precautions, Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning
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In The Air Be Aware, Part I: Effects of air temperature and strong scents in patients with asthma and asthma-like symptoms This is a reduced version of my doctoral thesis from 1996. It is written in the main for persons with a medical education of some kind. The principal focus is on exercise-induced asthma and asthma-like symptoms induced by chemical irritants. During the following five years several new studies have been performed which have enhanced our knowledge in these fields. Part II: Airway problems caused by strong fragrances and irritating chemical substances. Sensory hyperreactivity - A new diagnosis. It is written for non-experts and my ambition is to present new facts and scientific knowledge in an easy way to as many people as possible. The URL is not more available

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CAMPAIGN

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COUNTRIES

EUROPE 04/07/2002: Bruessel: 320 pesticides to be withdrawn in July 2003 in EU
Some 320 substances used in plant protection products (PPPs) including insecticides, fungicides and herbicides are to be withdrawn from the market in 2003 as part of the European Commission's new approach to the evaluation of active substances in plant protection products. This aims to improve safeguards to ensure that all such products in use are safe for the environment and human health. Users, wholesalers and retailers of plant protection products will need to be aware of whether the products they use or sell are likely to be withdrawn, so as to prevent them being left with stocks of unusable material. Those concerned should contact their national authority to check the authorisation status for any particular product.
The current approach requires manufacturers to "defend" plant protection products i.e. prove that their products reach the required safety standards. Most of the products to be withdrawn will be as a result of manufacturers declining to defend their products for economic reasons following notification procedures set up by the Commission in 2000-2001. Where substances are to be defended, the manufacturers must submit complete data packages to the designated authorities in the Member States and to the European Food Safety Authority by May 2003. Defended substances may continue to be authorised until such time as a decision is taken as regards the safety status of the product in question.
A few temporary derogations will apply in some Member States for some "essential uses" this is for products that are not defended by the manufacturer, but for which there is no readily available alternative for the crops in question and no concerns linked to their restricted and time-limited use.
The loss of these 320 substances is not the end of the story. Up to 150 substances could also be withdrawn in July 2003 under a second notification call that the Commission expects to adopt shortly for another 200 substances. It is expected that industry will decide not to defend up to 150 of these substances and the Commission will decide on their fate early in 2003.
Considering the 20 already withdrawn, the 320 about to go and the 150 that may follow, this will represent a loss in 2003 of more than 60% of all the substances that were on the market in 1993. The Commission aims to have taken decisions on all defended substances before the end of 2008 thus completing the harmonisation of active substances allowed in pesticides in the EU.
Note to Editors:
Directive 91/414 on the authorisation, use and control of plant protection products - insecticides, fungicides, herbicides etc. - was adopted in 1991. It sets up a harmonised authorisation system for the active substances used in plant protection products at EU level. Member States may then approve products containing such EU agreed substances for use on their territory.
The 1991 rules make EU authorisations of active substances subject to a positive outcome of safety evaluations, for which producers must present data.
At the time of adoption of Council Directive 414/91 in 1991, there were over 800 such substances authorised for use in the Member States.
The Commission highlights that there are measures already in place to ensure that the active substances currently in use are monitored with a view to identifying levels in excess of the maximum residue limits (MRLs). This allows Member States to take the necessary corrective action to ensure the safe use of the plant protection products implicated and thus to ensure that there is no risk to health.
http://europa.eu.int/
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KOSOVO

22 April, 2002 Internet unites Kosovo foes
Environmentalists are concerned about pollution
By Alfred Hermida, BBC News Online technology staff 
Albanians and Serbians are putting ethnic enmities behind them and coming together in cyberspace to protect the environment in Kosovo. Environmental groups in the region have taken the first tentative steps towards setting up an electronic network to share resources and information.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1939000/1939121.stm

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NORWAY
May/21/2002 Norway is going mercury free.
A long-awaited breakthrough in the war against amalgam was announced on Norwegian radio this morning (31 May).  The Norwegian Directorate of  Health and Social Welfare has announced that it will be sending its new guidelines for use of dental materials out for hearing in a couple of weeks, and
expects them to take effect from 1 January 2003. ...
CONSUMERS FOR DENTAL CHOICE  WWW.TOXICTEETH.ORG
We have been told that it will be published (in Norwegian) on the website of the Norwegian Dental  Materials Adverse Reaction Unit (http://www.uib.no/bivirkningsgruppen/ ), but it has not appeared there as yet.  I expect it will also be published on the website of the Norwegian Dental Patient Association (www.tenneroghelse.no ) as soon as possible.

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SCIENCE - CHEMICALS - ILLNESS

www.mindfully.org    contains many files that may interest you. There are many scientific papers online, as well as newspaper articles and commentaries.

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Respiratory health among bleachery workers exposed to ozone and chlorine dioxide.
Olin A-C, Granung G, Hagberg S, Adriansson M, Brisman J, Dalander O, Karlsson B, Tor‚n K Scand J Work Environ Health 2002;28(2):117-123.
This study investigated the possibility of occupational exposure to ozone increasing  the risk of obstructive airway disease among bleachery workers.
Methods Bleachery workers (N=129) from two Swedish pulp mills using ozone for bleaching were studied together with referents (N=80) from adjacent paper mills. The pulp mills had previously used chlorine dioxide as the bleaching agent. Testings included spirometry, methacholine challenge testing, and questionnaires. Area samplings showed sporadic ozone levels exceeding 0.9 ppm. ...
Conclusions Repeated exposure to irritants increases the risk of asthma-like symptoms. This  finding reinforces the view that repeated peak exposures to irritants must be prevented in pulp mills. http://www.occuphealth.fi/cgi-bin/sjweh/abst_testi.pl?key=2002|2|117--|1 

Phosphine poisoning in a German office 
04 May 2002: Walter Popp, Joachim Mentfewitz, Rainer Götz, Thomas Voshaar, Lancet 2002:  Volume 359, Number 9317,   http://www.thelancet.com

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Health and neuropsychological functioning of dentists exposed to mercury
A cross sectional survey of dentists in the west of Scotland and unmatched controls was conducted to find the effect of chronic exposure to mercury on health and cognitive functioning.
Methods: 180 dentists were asked to complete a questionnaire that included items on handling of amalgam, symptoms experienced, possible influences on psychomotor function, and the 12 item general health questionnaire. Dentists were asked to complete a dental chart of their own mouths and to give samples of urine, hair, and nails for mercury analysis. Environmental measurements of mercury in dentists' surgeries were made and participants undertook a package of computerised psychomotor tests. 180 control subjects underwent a similar procedure, completing a questionnaire, having their amalgam surfaces counted, giving urine, hair, and nail samples and undergoing the psychomotor test package. ...
http://oem.bmjjournals.com

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Cancer risk by occupation and socioeconomic group among men - a study by The Association of Swiss Cancer Registries.. Scand J Work Environ Health 2002;28 Suppl 1:1-88.
Background: For more than 200 years, it has been known that exposure incurred during worklife can lead to increased cancer risk. In Switzerland, only mortality risks by occupation have been studied systematically so far. Five of the eight Swiss regional cancer registries, covering approximately 40% of the Swiss population, record the occupation for cancer patients systematically. Based on these incidence data, the current study presents an overview of cancer risk patterns by socio-economic status and occupation in Switzerland.   http://www.occuphealth.fi/cgi-bin/sjweh/abst_testi.pl?key=2002|s1|1--|1

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Loratidine Linked to Birth Defects in Europe (Clarityn /Claritin)
LONDON (Reuters Health) Apr 25 - The European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) announced on Thursday a safety review of Schering-Plough's hayfever drug loratidine (Clarityn) after reports of an unusually high number of birth defects in children born to mothers who used the drug while pregnant.
The drug is sold by the name Claritin in the US.
An agency spokesman said that the agency had been told by Sweden of 15 cases of hypospadia out of 2780 children born to mothers taking the drug in early pregnancy. Because the 2780 children included both girls and boys, the actual rate of hypospadia may be twice as  high  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/432654

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SHORT INFORMATION (with URLs)

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CUT FLOWER INDUSTRY

Would a Rose Not Smell As Sweet? Problems Stem from the Cut Flower Industry
Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 110, Number 5, May 2002
Each Valentine's day, when U.S. and other consumers purchase millions of flowers for their loved ones and deeply inhale the fresh aroma of roses and  carnations, they rarely think about where the flowers come from or how they are produced. Yet, if these same people knew more about the high levels of  agrochemicals used in flower production and the often less-than-rosy labor conditions under which flowers are produced, they might think twice about  sinking their noses into the petals to smell the perfume. International  environmental and worker advocacy groups charge the floriculture industry--which grows cut flowers in greenhouses--with exposing laborers to  dangerous pesticides, with failing to provide health safeguards, and with  damaging the environment from overuse of natural resources. .....
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2002/110-5/focus-abs.html

From P A N U P S, Pesticide Action Network Updates Service
Floriculture: Pesticides, Worker Health & Codes of Conduct
June 12, 2002:  In many cultures fresh cut flowers are deeply symbolic. As a gift they embody a universal desire for connection--to other people, to the beauty of nature, to God. What is deeply ironic is the extreme disparity between the symbol and the real circumstances of their production. Fact is, the rapidly growing floriculture industry is a heavy user of pesticides and is poisoning its workers and the environment in a number of Latin American and African nations.
A May 2002 cover story in Environmental Health Perspectives, published by the U.S. Department of Health, pulled together current research on worker and environmental health in the cut flower industry, which is increasingly concentrated in countries that are near the equator with low labor costs. Holland remains the world's largest producer of cut flowers, but Colombia is now a close second--one of every two flowers sold in the U.S. is grown in the Colombian savanna surrounding Bogota. Colombia flower workers number 80,000, with another 50,000 in packaging and transportation. China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe all now export cut flowers. According to a report by the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers and Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN), 190,000 people in developing countries work in the flower business.
A 2000 report by Gwen Curtis, One Woman's Present, Another Woman's Poison, traces the growth and globalization of the cut flower industry, which grew by a factor of nine between 1994 and 1999. International development agencies push floriculture as an exportable alternative to traditional crops, but increased competition for water and croplands near transportation centers has created conflicts with indigenous farmers. In rural economies where food shortages are routine, the large-scale production of resource-intensive, non-edible crops does not contribute to food security.
Environmental & Worker Health
Statistics on pesticide use in the industry are hard to obtain, but flower growers use a variety of fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, nematocides and plant growth regulators. In the U.S., flower imports are not inspected for pesticide residues because they are not edible; however, since flowers are considered an agricultural product, they must be pest-free when imported. As a result, trade regulations in countries like the U.S. and Japan actually promote use of the highly toxic fumigant methyl bromide, also a potent ozone depleter, for some flower exports.
Pesticides can cause cancer, birth defects, reproductive and nervous system damage, and floriculture workers are exposed at numerous stages of plant growth. Worker exposure is of particular concern in greenhouses, where up to 127 different chemicals are used in enclosed spaces--increasing risk of exposure through the skin and by inhalation. According to one study, some flower greenhouses in Mexico's state of Morelos, use 36 different pesticides, including the persistent organochlorines DDT, aldrin and dieldrin. A study of fern and flower workers in Costa Rica found that over 50% of respondents had at least one symptom of pesticide poisoning, such as headache, dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, skin eruptions or fainting. In Ecuador, nearly 60% of workers surveyed showed poisoning symptoms, including headaches, dizziness, hand-trembling and blurred vision. Reproductive problems are also a concern; studies of the largely female workforce in Colombia found moderate increases in miscarriages and birth defects among children conceived after either parent started working in floriculture. A Danish study of Colombian flower workers concluded that female floriculture workers had reduced ability to become pregnant, and that sperm concentrations were 40% lower in male workers with long term exposure (more than 10 years). Indications of genetic damage were also found in studies of workers exposed to organochlorines in greenhouses in Mexico.
Environmental Health Perspectives also reports disturbing environmental impacts. For example, after intensive water use by floriculture, the water table has dropped under the savanna surrounding Bogota. In Costa Rica, pesticide residues are directly discharged into waterways, pesticide equipment is washed into streams and rivers, and runoff is allowed to enter important, acquifer recharge areas.
Consumer's Choice for Workers Rights
In the early 1990's, as consumers were increasingly concerned about conditions in the cut flower industry Food First Information and Action Network and Bread for the World began a European campaign to certify flower producers. In 1999, the Flower Label Program was launched in Germany. Growers sign on to an International Code of Conduct (ICC) for the socially and environmentally sustainable production of cut flowers. Based on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ICC mandates living wages, the freedom to join trade unions, a ban on child labor, guaranteed health and security standards, reduced use of pesticides and protection of the environment.
The industry has responded with voluntary certification programs, such as Florverde in Colombia, Sello Verde in Ecuador and the Kenyan Flower Council, each with different standards based on their country's regulations. The programs offer some improvements in worker safety but do not approach the protections in the International Code of Conduct particularly for workers rights to free association and to form their own unions. A current FIAN campaign is focused on basic organizing rights for a Colombia flower workers union. (Contact FIAN Deutschland e.V. for information, below.)
As the Flower Label Program's coalition of labor and environmental advocates continue their course, the cut flower industry's promotional phrase, "Say it with flowers" will gain a new subtext; "Say yes to environmental health and social justice."
Sources: "The Bloom on the Rose, Looking Into the Floriculture Industry", Focus, pp. 240-247, Environmental Health Perspectives, Journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, May 2002, Vol. 110, #5; Public health Service, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, Washington DC. and Gwen Curtis, "One Woman's Present, Another Woman's Poison,"

For more on the Flower Label Program: FoodFirst Information and Action Network, FIAN Deutschland e.V., Die Blumen-Kampagne, Overwegstr. 31, D-44625 Herne, Germany; phone (49-02323) 490-099; fax (49-02323) 490-018; email blumen@fian.de; Web site http://www.fian.org.

PANUPS is a weekly email news service providing resource guides and reporting on pesticide issues that don't always get coverage by the mainstream media. It's produced by Pesticide Action Network North America, a non-profit and non-governmental organization working to advance sustainable alternatives to pesticides worldwide. To subscribe, visit our Web site:  http://www.panna.org
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), 49 Powell St., Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA, Phone: (415) 981-1771, Fax: (415) 981-1991, Email: panna@panna.org, Web: http://www.panna.orgHealth and neuropsychological functioning of dentists exposed to mercury
A cross sectional survey of dentists in the west of Scotland and unmatched controls was conducted to find the effect of chronic exposure to mercury on health and cognitive functioning.
Methods: 180 dentists were asked to complete a questionnaire that included items on handling of amalgam, symptoms experienced, possible influences on psychomotor function, and the 12 item general health questionnaire. Dentists were asked to complete a dental chart of their own mouths and to give samples of urine, hair, and nails for mercury analysis. Environmental measurements of mercury in dentists' surgeries were made and participants undertook a package of computerised psychomotor tests. 180 control subjects underwent a similar procedure, completing a questionnaire, having their amalgam surfaces counted, giving urine, hair, and nail samples and undergoing the psychomotor test package. ...
http://oem.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/59/5/287

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From CBGnetwork
Activists storm stage at Bayer AG´s AGM to protest over the companies GM crop interests. 04/30, 2002,  Seven GM activists from the UK and Holland managed to sneak into Bayer AG´s shareholder meeting in Cologne/Germany on April 26th. Their mission to let the directors, employees and shareholders of Bayer know that Bayer´s new venture into GM crops will not go unopposed.
Wearing suits and using a wheel chair as a Trojan Horse the activists managed to evade heavy security (including x-ray machines and metal detectors) and enter the main meeting hall. D-locks and Hand-cuffs had to be abandoned in the foyer when it became obvious how tight security was. At 10:30 am after the introductory speeches, one person jumped on to the stage and began addressing the audience over the PA. Simultaneously 2 activists climbed the side of the stage, managing to reach a height of about 30 feet and staying aloft for 3-4 minutes shouting anti-GM slogans before being removed by security. Other activists miraculously leapt out of a wheel chair and stormed the stage and attempted to hang a banner reading "Bayer raus aus dem Gen-tech Anbau" ("Bayer get out of GM crops") before being foiled by plain clothes security hidden in the audience. Other activists occupied the speaking podium grabbing the microphone and ranting at the board in German, blowing whistles and generally causing chaos.
All seven activists were eventually removed from the 3,000 capacity venue by heavy handed private security, sustaining cuts and bruises and were handed over to the police. They were arrested and held for an hour before being released without charge having been banned from the area of the conference centre. In a bizarre twist to the story, before being driven away by Police all the activists (as Bayer shareholders themselves for the day) were given the chance to vote on a number of share holder resolutions by Bayer representatives apparently anxious that they should not be denied their voting rights.
Bayer following their acquisition of Aventis CropScience which is due to be completed within the next week will own over 85% of the GM field trials in the UK and will be the company doing most to push for the commercial growing of GM crops in Europe.
Reference at indymedia website: http://uk.indymedia.org:8081//front.php3?article_id=29183
Additional Information: http://www.Bayerhazard.com
KEYCODE BAYER is published by the German group CBG/ Coalition against BAYER-dangers which has been monitoring the BAYER Corporation for more than 20 years.
CBG collects information about BAYER and coordinates activities against violations of human and environmental rights caused by this company. Anyone who has information on possibly illicit activities of BAYER or who wants to receive our newsletter regularly - please let us know. Anyone who needs photos or information concerning BAYER is invited to contact us: CBG, Postfach 15 04 18, 40081 Duesseldorf, Germany E-mail: CBGnetwork@aol.com   website: www.CBGnetwork.org 

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (some new URLs)

FOOD SAFETY
Introduction (updated)
(de) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_da.html
(da) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_de.html
(el) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_el.html
(en) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_en.html
(es) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_es.html
(fi) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_fi.html
(fr) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_fr.html
(it) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_it.html
(nl) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_nl.html
(pt) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_pt.html
(sv) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/intro/index_sv.html

Scientific Committee on Food
- 133th Plenary meeting - Brussels, 1-2-3 July 2002 - Draft agenda
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scf/agenda/agenda06_en.pdf  
   
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
- Short report of the meeting held on 18 Junne 2002 (02/4) - Residues
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/rc/scph/rap56_en.pdf  

BSE
- DG Health and Consumer Protection today publishes new pages giving an overview of Community legislation on BSE .  In addition, these new pages intend to give comprehensive information on BSE ranging from Questions and Answers documents and speeches of Commissioner David Byrne to BSE related scientific advice and statistical data on the number of BSE cases in the Member States and some Third Countries.
(de) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/bse/index_de.html
(en) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/bse/index_en.html
(fr) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/bse/index_fr.html

Press release
- Nitrofen: Results of today's Food Chain Committee, 11 June 2002
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/library/press/press238_en.pdf

 - Commission proposals for a trustworthy and environmentally safe approach to GMOs and GM food and feed backed by European Parliament, 03 July 2002
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/992|0|RAPID&lg=EN&display=

- Byrne welcomes European Parliament backing of proposals to combat food-borne diseases, 16 May 2002
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/724|0|RAPID&lg=EN&display=

- Hygiene rules: Byrne welcomes Council agreement on more flexibility particularly for traditional products, 27 June 2002
(de) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/948|0|RAPID&lg=DE&display=
(en) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/948|0|RAPID&lg=EN&display=
(fr) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/948|0|RAPID&lg=FR&display=

- Have pets, will travel restrictions eased on the movement of domestic pets within the European Union, 27 June 2002
(de) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/950|0|RAPID&lg=DE&display=
(en) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/950|0|RAPID&lg=EN&display=
(fr) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/950|0|RAPID&lg=FR&display=

Pesticides Inspections
- Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Products of Plant Origin in the European Union,
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: 2000 Report
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/inspections/fnaoi/reports/annual_eu/index_en.html
   
Scientific Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
- Opinion on the results of the risk assessment of Bisphenol A - Environmental part (CAS no: 80- 05- 7 EINECS no: 201-245- 8).  Carried out in the framework of Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances.  Opinion expressed at the 32nd CSTEE plenary meeting  Brussels, 22 June 2002
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/sct/out159_en.pdf 
 
Plant Health Inspections
Scientific Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment
- Opinion on the risk assessment of Methyl acetate (Cas no.: 79-20-9 Einecs no.: 201-158-2).  Carried out in the framework of Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances.  Opinion expressed at the 31th CSTEE plenary meeting Brussels, 22 May 2002   
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/sct/out157_en.pdf

Plant Health/Pesticides Safety
- Existing active substances (updated)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/ph_ps/pro/eva/existing/index_en.htm   
   
PUBLIC HEALTH

Health Monitoring - Publications
- Highlights on health
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph/programmes/monitor/pub/index_en.html

Key Documents
- G10 Final Report, 26 February 2002 (updated)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph/key_doc/key08_en.pdf
- G10 Medicines workshop: "Information and Patients" - Luxembourg, 19 December 2001 (updated)
 http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph/key_doc/g10/index_en.html

Special Topics
- Bio-terrorism (updated)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph/programmes/bio-terrorism/index_en.html

Injury Prevention Newsletter
- Issue 7 (2002)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph/programmes/injury/ippnewsletter7.pdf
   
Tobacco
- Proposal for a Council recommandation on the prevention of smoking and on initiatives to improve tobacco control
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/pdf/2002/com2002_0303en01.pdf

CONSUMERS
Introduction
- Consumer Policy Strategy (2002-2006), 07.05.2002
(da) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_da.pdf
(de) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_de.pdf
(el) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_el.pdf
(en) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_en.pdf
(es) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_es.pdf
(fi) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_fi.pdf
(fr) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_fr.pdf
(it) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_it.pdf
(nl) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_nl.pdf
(pt) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_pt.pdf
(sv) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_sv.pdf

Fair Commercial Practices
- Responses to the Green Paper on Consumer Protection (updated)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/developments/fair_comm_pract/responses/responses_en.html
- Communication from the Commission : Follow-up Communication to the Green Paper on EU Consumer Protection, 11 June 2002
(de) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/developments/fair_comm_pract/communication_de.pdf
(en) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/developments/fair_comm_pract/communication_en.pdf
(fr) http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/developments/fair_comm_pract/communication_fr.pdf

Press Release
- 'Fair Trading' for consumers and business in the internal market: Commission consults on legislation, 11 June 2002
(en) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/842|0|RAPID&lg=EN&display=
(fr) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/842|0|RAPID&lg=FR&display=
   
- Questions and answers on the follow-up communication to the Green Paper on Consumer Protection, 11 June 2002
 (de) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=MEMO/02/135|0|RAPID&lg=DE&display=
(en) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=MEMO/02/135|0|RAPID&lg=EN&display=
(fr) http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=MEMO/02/135|0|RAPID&lg=FR&display=
  
DG Energy and Transport has launched a consultation on airlines' contracts with passengers (deadline for replies 30th September 2002).
Please find below the text of the consultation paper on the website of DG Energy and Transport.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/themes/air/english/at_en.html

Consumer Voice  Newsletter on food safety, health and consumer policy
from the European Commission's Health and Consumer Protection DG
June 2002, Edition 4/02
- To view this newsletter on our web site,
  go to http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/newsletter/
- To receive the newsletter in text regularly, go to
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/coreservices/mailing/index.cfm?serviceid=1
       French and German editions will be available on our web site (see
above) as soon as they are available.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/intro_en.html

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end of newsletter/English/8/07/15/2002

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