Al Meyerhoff Born : September 20, 1947 Died : December 21, 2008 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Al Meyerhoff Before Alar, there was EDB, a potent human carcinogen allowed in the grain supply and other food for more than a decade after it was known to be dangerous. There was heptachlor, linked to leukemia, and aldicarb, which poisoned thousands of California watermelons, yet is still allowed in potatoes and bananas at levels exposing up to 80,000 children a day to what EPA itself says are unacceptable high risks. Trust the government? Why should we? Al Meyerhoff california government children The reality of life is that we are exposed to a multiplicity of toxic substances. Al Meyerhoff toxic environmental reality With chemicals, it's shoot first and ask questions later. Al Meyerhoff pollution environmental firsts