October 19, 2018
The Board of Trustees adopted Resolution 102-18 as amended.
Resolved #1: CMA support efforts, including improving government regulatory oversight, to reduce the amount and use of glyphosate, a cancer-causing chemical on the California Office of Environment Health Hazard Assessment’s list of known toxic chemicals, on crops in California for livestock and human food consumption and encourage use of safer alternative means to reduce pests or weeds; and be it further
Resolved #2: CMA support efforts to measure glyphosate levels in food products and provide this information to consumers; and be it further
Resolved #3: CMA advocate for research in determining the long-term effects and association between glyphosate and disease; and be it further
Resolved #4: These items be referred for national action.
Resolution: 102-18