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Article: California Grapes To Carry Warnings; EPA Will Not Regulate Sulfite Levels
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 14, 1987
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California grape growers, given the choice by the Environmental
Protection Agency of certifying that their grapes meet EPA standards
for potentially hazardous sulfur dioxide or simply telling the
consumer they were treated with the chemical, have decided to let the
buyer beware.
As a result, 20 percent of the bunches in each treated box of
California table grapes sold in supermarkets after Sept. 1 will bear
tags saying that the "grapes have been treated with sulfites," the
California Table Grape Commission told the EPA yesterday. The label
will permit grapes to be sold regardless of sulfite residue levels
and will be followed by the phrase "to ensure freshness and quality."
Sulfur ...
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