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Marshals seize produce with unusually high amount of pesticide; farmers treat fields and orchards with pesticides in the United States
A combine harvesting wheat in the United States Workers picking peaches from an orchard A 'Fruit Growers Express' train transporting produce Trucks carrying fruits driving in highway A Union Pacific train leaves a train station Grain is processed by a machine A barge sails past a flour milling plant A Western Fruit Express wagon stands beside rail tracks Sign in car front window reads Deputy US Marshal Marshal attaches a Monition notice to the seized Western Fruit Express wagon A man offloads crates of produce seized by the United States Marshal Two farmers discover an infestation of caterpillars in their fields The farmers inspect leaves from their infested crops A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspector examines produce from a seized wagon The FDA inspector carries samples taken from seized produce The FDA inspector writes on the paper bag containing samples and seals the bag with tape An African American scientist examines samples of produce for illegal pesticide content A syringe is inserted into a machine for chemical analysis An FDA District Director makes a call from his office A General Counsel speaks to an FDA District Director over the phone A United States District Court arrest warrant against seized illegal produce A judge signs the arrest warrant and hands it over to a marshal A farmer drives a tractor and parks in front of a shed A farmer looks at pesticides inside the shed The farmer grabs a pack of pesticide and placed it at the back of the tractor Farmer drives a tractor sprayer to treat pesticide on a field Sacks of pesticide inside a shed Camera zooms into a pesticide sack to show warning that reads DO NOT USE WITHIN 10-DAYS OF HARVEST' United States marshals seize produce from a Great Northern Railway cargo The seized cargo is buried in a landfill United States Marshals oversees the destruction of seized produce A bulldozer covers the produced with rubble and soil Animation depicting a caterpillar and various bugs superimposed over farm pests and crops A praying mantis feeds on a bug A farmer wearing protective gear drives a tractor sprayer in orchard Children running out from school Farmers harvesting carrots Tractor plowing to expose pests A farmer releases wasps to control pests A farmer breeding resistant variety crops A farmer prepares pesticide inside a shed An old weighing scale tilting Farmer opens hose to fill water into the tank of a sprayer The farmer pours pesticide powder into sprayer Sprayer treats orchard with pesticide Location: United States USA Date: 1966
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01/01/1966
65675037481-H264

Keywords

Pesticides
United States USA
seizure of shipment
food and drugs inspector
agricultural produce
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