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Show June, 1973 5 Utah Farm Bureau News Ruling Limits Fruit Work Fruit growers in Utah and elsewhere are concerned about the consequences of a new ruling by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It will restrict orchard work for a specific number of days after spraying fruit trees with certain FARM BUREAU INSURANCE AGENTS WORK AROUND THE CLOCK ! pesticides. Due to go into effect June 18, the ruling affects Utahs apple and peach growers. Other fruits mentioned' in the OSHA release are not grown in this state. Organophosphat.es are the chemicals involved. Parathion and malathion fall into that category. After appealing to OSHA for a stay in the effective date, without results, the American Farm Bureau Federation filed a petition for review of the order in a U.S. 1973, Court of Appeals. Dismay over the ruling surfaced in Utah with the scheduling of two county Farm Bureau meetings for growers, one in Willard, Box Elder county, on May 31 and one in Provo June 6. The Utah Farm Bureau arranged for Reed Roberts, Extension entomologist at Utah State University, to discuss technical details at both meetings. The ruling would keep hired laborers out of orchards for up to 10 days after use of the pesticides named, except for limited oper-tionEven then, cumbersome s.' protective clothing would be required if any contact with the skin were possible. In laying down the ruling, OSHA quoted statistics of 800 pesticide deaths and 80,000 injuries a year. But the Department of Health in California, largest fruit growing state, recorded no pesticide deaths in 1970 or 1971. Utah growers expressed special concern over the requirement on posting fields during and after spraying. One Box Elder county grower who sprays as many as 50 fields during the summer felt it would be nearly impossible to place the proper signs in all places required. State Considers Cracked Egg Law Utahs of Department a law is considering Agriculture governing the sale of cracked or checked eggs. At a recent hearing, officials took testimony from both consumers and producers. No decision has been reached yet. Present regulations are silent on the - matter. Almost everyone at the hearing favored a state law based on federal regulations, which permit sale of cracked eggs at the poultry farm. Key to the question is whether cracked eggs present a health hazard. Cecil Henke, president of the Utah Egg Council, cited Utah State University research indicating other foods carry as much salmonellosis as do eggs. Since a temperature of 142 degrees kills the germs, cooking checked eggs eliminates the disease. Egg producers stated that in the usually tight egg market, the difference between profit and loss may depend on direct sale of cracked eggs to consumers. Breakers-process- ors who freeze y the eggs for sale to about half what consumers will. Housewives at the hearing said the lower price for cracked eggs, compared to Grade A or AA, gave their families a good source of protein at considerable savings. Since they buy the eggs fresh, they feel there is no health problem. bakeries-pa- THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN 8-HO- UR ID AY FOR FARM BUREAU AGENTS. IF YOU'RE A CUSTOMER AND YOU SUFFER A LOSS FIRE IN YOUR HOME, AN AUTO ACCIDENT OR SOME OTHER CATASTROPHE CALL HIM AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY. SERVICING YOU IS AS MUCH A PART OF HIS EVERYDAY BUSINESO AS SELLING. SO REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT TIME THE CLOCK SAYS - IF YOU NEED YOUR FARM BUREAU INSURANCE AGENT - GIVE HIM A CALL. HE'LL COME RUNNING I -- |