File:Mercury Contaminated Wheat Seed Display (5367346895).jpg
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Responding to a problem increasing in the early 1950s, in which farmers were mixing clean grain with wheat seed treated with the fungicide, methylmercury, FDA seized 4.5 million pounds of the tainted grain and developed rapid tests to detect mercury contamination. For more information about FDA history visit www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/default.htm To learn how FDA is continuing to improve food safety, go to www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm237758.htm |
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| Author | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
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Unless otherwise noted, the contents of the Food and Drug Administration website (www.fda.gov) —both text and graphics— are public domain in the United States. [1] (August 18, 2005, last updated July 14, 2015)
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration at https://flickr.com/photos/39736050@N02/5367346895 (archive). It was reviewed on 28 January 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work. |
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