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April 4, 2000 Unthinkable Risk: How Children Are Exposed and Harmed When Pesticides Are Used at School NCAP is pleased to announce the release of our new report, "Unthinkable Risk: How Children Are Exposed and Harmed When Pesticides Are Used at School."Ý You can view the report, some supporting materials, and several news releases about it, at http://www.pesticide.org/UnthinkableRisk.html. There will be several news conferences about the report in California at 10:00 am PST tomorrow morning, Tuesday, April 4th. Feel free to pass this information on to local media, activists, or organizations, starting tomorrow after that time. It looks like the report will be getting significant media coverage nationwide! Help us get it out, and make sure that it is put to good use in securing strong local, state and federal policies to reduce pesticide use in schools. Paper copies are available from NCAP. Order from the address below. Becky Riley briley@pesticide.org Ý Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) PO Box 1393 Eugene, OR 97440 (541) 344-5044 x 25 fax (541) 344-6923 # # # # To see MCS Proclamations signed by various state governors, please visit: http://ehnca.org/www/ehnhompg/takheart.htm#Proclamations # # # # If you would like to learn more about MCS, please visit the web site of the Environmental Health Network: http://ehnca.org/ehnindex.htm For more information on fragrances, please visit the web site of the Fragranced Products Information Network: http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htm Do inform the FDA if you or your children have adverse reactions to fragrances. For more information see FDA Petition: http://ehnca.org/www/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm To view a sample letter to the FDA, visit: http://ehnca.org/www/FDApetition/sampletr.htm Please write to the FDA in support of this petition. Reference Docket Number 99P-1340/CP 1 and e-mail, fax or mail to: Email Address -- fdadockets@oc.fda.gov FAX Number -- 301.827.6870 Letters may be mailed to: Dockets Management Branch The Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services, Rm. 1-23 12420 Parklawn Dr. Rockville, MD 20857 Reach us by e-mail: Amy Marsh, President EHN Canaryclub@aol.com Betty Bridges, RN; EHN Advisory Board and FPIN bcb56@ix.netcom.com Barb Wilkie, board member, EHN (Barb's email is no longer valid, please contact EHN)

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