Thursday, November 29, 1977
University Daily Kansan
Cafeteria pesticide safety inquiry continues
By SUSAN SCHOENMAKER
Staff Reporter
The investigation into pesticide safety practices at the Hashinger Hail cafeteria should be completed within a month. Alexander Hawkins, field staff of the State Department of Agriculture, said yesterday. The investigation been last Tuesday.
Hawkins said the Division of Entomology in Topeka investigates all Kansas Environmental Protection Agency pesticide complaints, and reported the findings to the EPA for approving a legal action against the investigation is completed.
However, violations are found in less than half of the cases investigated, according to Dean Garwood, director of the entomology division.
THE INVESTIGATION stemmed from a complaint to the EPA about the possible misuse of pesticides at the Hassinger farm in rural Kansas, and residents had reported side effects, such as headaches and nausea, they said might be linked to pesticide spraying near
The Hashing Hail exterminator could have his license revoked if found in violation of Kansas statutes, according to Garwood.
The exterminator is Sarendra Kumar of Lawrence Termite and Pest Control company. Kumar was unavailable for comment.
Joe Poskin, Consumer Safety Officer at the EPA in Kansas City, Mo., said earlier that the agency could assess a civil penalty of up to $1,000.
HOWEVER, ACTUAL penalties are rare,
according to both agencies.
"There is no point in anybody getting sick," said Diane. "The main thing we're concerned about whether anybody missed the pesticides—whether they didn't follow the label or not."
J. Wilson, director of housing, said that Kumar contracted to spray the eight residential halls and eight scholarship hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday.
Because the company has a tight schedule, it might be necessary to spray near the noon hour at one of the resident or scholarship hall cafeterias. Wilson said.
Lenior Ekdahl, director of food service housing, said that the insecticide complaints resulted from exterminator visits scheduled too close to the noon hour.
However, she added that the food service intended to reschedule exterminator visits to avoid the lunch hour.
According to Delbert Haid, Hashinger was the first American resident hialeah with regularly scheduled exterminator visits. He said the exterminator was scheduled to spray at residents.
"When is there a good time to spray?" There is no good time, there has to be students around during spraying." Haid said.
students and staff involved in the pesticide complaint, checking pesticide labels and taking pictures of the cafeteria.
Hawkins said he needed more information before he could comment on the case. He said that he was gathering information from
When the investigation ends, Hawkins will get the option of having Garwood then has the option to initiate any legal action by the state entomology division. He will also write a separate report
Part of the time lag in the two step reporting process is due to a backlog in complaints, according to Hawkins.
"EPA complaints have to be documented more thoroughly than the ones we do ourselves, because they have to meet more stringent requirements," Hawkins added, "and food service is a very tricky area."
"It is mind-boggling how many agencies are involved," Hawkins said. "There is no ultimate authority."
Hawkins said that there was a grey area in enforcement within the food industry because of vague label on pesticides, and clashes between overlapping agencies.
He said that he generally investigated complaints filed by consumers directed at specific exterminators.
Jobs in Germany available for summer
University of Kansas in West Germany and science students can work in West Germany as part of the internships sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service and funded by the West Germany
level German and good academic standing at KU.
Students interested in the program should apply at the study abroad office at 108 Stronge Hall before tomorrow. Herzeld said.
Anita Herffel, director of the KU study abroad program, said yesterday trainees could work in research institutes, industries or on farms.
The only requirements for the program, she said, are at least one year of college-
The program was very successful last year, she said. Last year was the first year for the program.
"We had five students work in West Germany," she said. "One worked in an automobile factory in Munich, two chemists and one chemical engineering major
worked in a laboratory and one computer science major worked in an office in Hanover."
Students can work two to six months in the program, Herzfeld said.
She said the West German government paid the students at $1,500 a month to cover all expenses except for travel to and from West Germany.
Trainees will live in student hotels or private homes, she said.
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