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Pineapple growers end endosulfan use
Nov. 3, 2008
DOLE PHILIPPINES, Inc. and Del Monte Philippines, Inc. — the only companies permitted to use endosulfan in the country — will no longer be using the highly toxic insecticide in their plantations starting next year, an official of the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) yesterday said.?
The two pineapple producers have opted not to renew their licenses to use the chemical and instead have drawn up a list of alternative pesticides, company officials said.?
"Because of the overpublicity of the hazards of endosulfan due to the mishap of the M/V Princess of the Stars, Dole Philippines, Inc. and Del Monte Philippines, Inc. are saying that they would stop using the chemical," Dario C. Sabularse, deputy director of the FPA, said in an interview.
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