The NRDC claimed to have scientific evidence showing Alar might cause cancer. The alleged evidence, however, was never published where it could be reviewed by qualified scientists. EPA set up a ...

The maker of Alar, a chemical used in treating apples, surrendered to public pressure Friday and agreed to remove from the market the product that had created a national health furor. The action by… ...

The maker of the pesticide alar bowed to the inevitable by pulling it off the market. The decision has been applauded by everyone worried by the alar scare. But far from making our food supply ...

The panel was new; a lack of Congressional funding had removed the board in 1981. It was reconstituted after refunding in 1983, and by the EPA's administrative protocols included a diverse set of ...

Once the flaws in the anti-Alar studies began to surface, prominent public health professionals confirmed our message about the safety of Alar, including former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, ...

Apple growers were shocked by the 1989 report, and for many, the Alar dispute still burns, said George Allan of Allan Bros. apple growers in Naches, Wash.