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State’s Pesticide Law Enforcers Encouraged by Latest Air Monitoring Report
The association representing California’s Agricultural Commissioners who enforce pesticide regulations throughout the state is encouraged by a new air monitoring report issued by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) which found no detectable pesticides in 95 percent of air samples collected.
County Sealers of Weights and Measures Play Key Role in Recent Home Depot False Advertising Case
Last week a group of county district attorneys announced that Home Depot had entered into a stipulated judgment paying nearly $2 million to settle a civil lawsuit alleging false advertising and unfair competition arising from overcharging customers.
District attorneys were alerted to this situation after receiving consumer complaints and were able to act on evidence provided by a group of officials known as county Sealers of Weights and Measures. Although most consumers have never heard of their county “Sealer,” every California county has one. These individuals are working every day to ensure retail outlets, gas stations and other commercial operations aren’t overcharging for a variety of consumer goods from eggs to gasoline.
California Ag Commissioners Join 300+ Farm Groups Supporting Push for Farm Bill in 2024
Today, the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association (CACASA) joined 303 other organizations representing farmers, livestock and specialty crop producers, lenders, and other essential stakeholders in agricultural communities across the United States to express their strong support for advancing a meaningful farm bill in 2024 that addresses worsening conditions in farm country.
Officials Tour Successful Invasive Pest Programs Working to Protect California Agriculture
Officials Tour Successful Invasive Pest Programs Working to Protect California AgricultureThe 2023 invasive fruit fly outbreak in California was considered the worst of its kind in the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) 100-year history. Despite...
Safe Produce Doesn’t Happen by Accident
Government monitoring data demonstrates effectiveness of California’s pesticide regulatory system Sacramento, CA -- In May the California Department of Pesticide Regulation issued its most recent Pesticide Monitoring Annual Report showing that 97 percent of fresh...
California’s pesticide enforcers say political pressure puts system ‘in peril’
By Brad Hooker, Agri-Pulse After years of friction, county agricultural commissioners warn their relationship with state pesticide regulators has hit a crisis point. Political pressure from the Newsom administration to overhaul the regulatory system has led to an...
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