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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: M. G. Wi ngett, County Administrator Costa
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DATE: March 8, 1984 lrl urly
SUBJECT: Legislation: AB 4023 (Tanner)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of support for AB 4023.
BACKGROUND:
Current law states that the residue of a pesticide chemical is not deemed unsafe if
the pesticide chemical has been used. in or on a raw agriculatural commodity in
conformity with an exemption or a tolerance prescribed under state law and the raw
agricultural commodity has been subject to processing such as canning, cooking,
freezing, dehydrating, or milling.
AB 4023, which has been introduced by Assemblywoman Tanner and 35 other members of
the Assembly, including three of our Assemblymen, would in regard to ethylene dibromide
(EDB) provide that effective January 1 , 1985 acceptable levels of EDB are 10 parts
per billion in foods that require heating before they are eaten and 2 parts per billion
in foods that may be eaten without cooking. In addition, effective July 1 , 1985,
AB 4023 would provide that any processed food containing any EDB would be considered
adulterated.
Finally, AB 4023 would, effective January 1 , 19859 consider any food intended for
consumption by infants or children under the age of two adulterated if the food
contains any EDB.
AB 4023, as introduced, is essentially similar to the recommendation made to the Board
by Wendel Brunner, M.D. , Assistant Health Services Director--Public Health, and we
are, therefore, recommending that the Board support AB 4023.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: ��°I�c �/r•f/I ,S'
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ACTION OF BOARD ON March APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
County Administrator OF SUPERVIS S ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Acting Health Svcs. Director
CC: Agricultural Commissioner ATTESTED /
Asst. Health Svcs. Directors-- J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
Environmental & Public Health AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
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