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_ Expert says residues in food are declining _ 0; * Canadians aren‘t poisonâ€" ing themseives with chemâ€" icals used in food producâ€" was a very serious probâ€" lem from 1927â€"19954 acâ€" today but chemical e Custom Lawn Mowing e Weekty Lawn and Garden Care » Power Lawn Rolling PHONE â€" 743â€"3102 (After 6 p.m.) cording to Richard Frank of the provincial pesticides testing laboratory in Guelph. Describing the use of chemicals in food producâ€" tion in 1954 as "somewhat of a mess‘‘ Mr. Frank told due allowed in food in reâ€" cleaning done in 194. Toâ€" day we have pretty strinâ€" gent tests before a label is accepted on a product," he said during the third NIP lecture at the Adult Recreation Centre. reâ€"aruagat. uo 4)\ 34 t xt ce 9 55 it "Back in 1954 we had a at the Nutrition Prior to \1954, milk had very high levels of DDT because that chemical was, used extensively on grass, in animal feeds and on the bodies of dairy cattle. To day, DDT has been comâ€" pletely outlawed and many other chemicals have been severely agre put on the market. Companies must â€" prove that products can do their intended job without leavâ€" ing ~"serious levels of ‘resiâ€" the federal Food and Drug New chemicals are exâ€" Cals are coming on the market today than in 1954 so the out the products said Mr. residue in a two year perâ€" iod...In the 50‘s and 60‘s we got about ma_y_ur."‘ _ Mr. Frank said controllâ€" ical residue levels in food farmers end up with high chemical levels in their products at no fault of their own. Mr. Frank gave several examples of dairy herds that have swallowed pollutants from _ farm streams. Unknown to the farmer, these pollutants contaminated the milk produced by the herd. The role of the pesticide laborâ€" atory is to track down the source of contamination and help the farmer purify his herd. Priddle chairs parks council meeting Another _ example _ of chemical contamination of food occurred when letâ€" tuce grown at the Bradâ€" ford marsh showed â€"exâ€" ternal _ chemical _ levels higher than the accepted federal â€" standards. The provincial laboratory. helpâ€" ed the farmers save some Dr. George Priddle, 115 Roslin S., will chair a meetâ€" ing of the Provincial Parks Committee April 23 at Queen‘s Park. The 20â€"member parks council _ meets _ several times a year in various Ontario â€"centres to hear briefs on park policy, planâ€" ning and operation. It represents a crossâ€"section of Ontario residents who advise the Minister of Naâ€" tural Resources on planâ€" ning, â€" management _ and 50 Westmount Rd. N. westmount place pharmacy 578â€"8800 _ westmount place pharmacy job t«!" OPEN ... 7 DAYS A WEEK for MONDAY to SATUROAY 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. E‘ sUNDAYS x and We honor ... DODV.A.. Blue Cross, Green Shield and Welfare Drug Plans. By the way we deliver. ::c?uqmby of chemical residue in food have often been used in :heputaspnut.ied‘tools or ts. “mmuly food â€"resâ€" idue levels have been used as political levers. To conâ€" trol competition, some being shipped in Residue levels have been used as a tool to prevent the moveâ€" The chemical was used in food production for almost 40 years in Canada. It ;vas phased out of use in 972. However more than 5,000 people died in Iran in 1972 when corn treated with mercury was made into bread for human conâ€" sumption. / ‘"This incident was kept pretty quiet...But the use of mercury has probably caused more deaths around the world than any other chemical,"‘ said Mr. Frank. Ironically, the reason mercury was finally banâ€" ned in Canada was beâ€" cause it was killing too many wild birds. development of provincial parks. â€" S _ Residents of Metro Torâ€" onto and vicinity will have an opportunity to present agement to the council from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 23. An individual or groups wishing to be heard by the council should conâ€" tact the chairman Dr. George Priddle at room 322 Environmental Studies Buildings, University of Waterloo. HOLIDAYS 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Waterioo