> Why Maryann

> Frazier felt compelled to address the EPA and the USDA in a national press
> conference over their alleged non-recognition of academic research due to
> lack  of compliance to Lab Procedures.


I've spent a great deal of time in reviewing EPA risk assessments.  I've
also spoken again and again at length with EPA risk assessors about honey
bee issues.  I find that EPA does indeed pay attention to all research, GLP
or not, and even saw a note from the head risk assessor to a  bee research
funding organization suggesting that it was not necessary to spend the
extra money on GLP for that particular piece of bee/insecticide research.

I've also spoken at length with the entire EPA bee group about the
Fraziers' excellent new protocols, which were well-received by the
assessors.
-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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