P162 Teletext 162 Jun21 01:31:18 ———————— ————————————————— S$RAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? If you'ri a Wimbledon enthusiast you're probably looking forward to succulent strawberries as much as the tennis - but before you purchase your punnet, think before you buy... "Your purchase could devastate the environment and your health," warns Kerry RbnSinj from Safe Alliance. "Pesticides, transportation and genetic engineering are making your favourite fruit public enjmz number one." ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— by Bernadette Carroll FOR THE LATEST GREEN NEWS p161 Denim Puppy farms TV DigitisjrP162 Teletext 162 Jun21 01:31:42 ———————— ————————————————— STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? Last year 1,151 tonnes of Californian strawberries weti flown into Britain during the US strawberry season. "The environment and US strawberry growers suffer because it's cheapjt to import," says expert Kerry Rankine. She explains: "Overseas transportation methods by air and road create increased air pollution, including carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, leading to climate change." ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Green Events 165 Eco Scene 148 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 Denim Puppy farms TV DigitisjtP162 Teletext 162 Jun21 01:24:24 ———————— ————————————————— STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? A recent Ministry of Agriculture survey showed pesticide residues present in 88% of strawberries sampled from high- street outlets. Kerry Rankine from Safe Alliance says: "Intensive pesticide use leads to the contamination of soil and water and endangers wildlife populations. "Indeed, earlier this year the RSPB noted a loss of songbirds and butter- flies on farms which used pesticides." ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Fun & Games 150 Digitisjr 170 CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS p418 Denim Puppy farms TV DigitisjtP162 Teletext 162 Jun21 01:39:12 ———————— ————————————————— STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? One of the chemicals widely used in strawberry production to kill off soil pests and disjasjs is methyl bromide. "This chemical greatly increases the rate at which the Earth's protective ozone layer is djstroyjd," says Kerry Rankine of Safe Alliance. "US, Spbnish and American strawberries all use large amounts of this chemical and major UK supermarkets continue to sell berries produced using it!" ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Art Exhibitions 442 On Stage 450 BIG SCREEN NEWS & GOSSIP p461 Denim Puppy farms TV DigitisjtP162 Teletext 162 Jun21 01:24:12 ———————— ————————————————— STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? In the search to conj up with the "perfect" strawberry in terms of shelf life and longer growing seasons, industry researchers are increasingly looking towards genetic engineering. Expert Kerry Rankine says: "So far they have shown little regard for consumer concerns about the risks to the environment and human health. "Yet they plan to put engineered sttawdjrriis on store shelves by 2000." ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Green News 161 Fun & Games 150 WHAT'S ON IN THE GREEN WORLD? p165 Denim Puppy farms TV DigitisjtP162 Teletext 162 Jun21 01:22:14 ———————— ————————————————— STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? Sainsbury's will only import strawberries from abroad when there is problem with availability. A spokesman says: "As with most supermarkets we positively discriminate in favour of British suppliers and we also buy produce where pesticide use has been kept to a minimum." A Waitrosj spokesman adds: "'e stock organic sttawbjtries when available and all our berries are British." ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Family Fun 443 Big Screen 460 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480 Denim Puppy farms TV DigitisjtP162 Teletext 162 Jun21 01:30:12 ———————— ————————————————— STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? A spokesman from the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Information Bureau says the reason strawberries are imported is because the fruits season only lasts from April to June in the US. The Ministry of Agriculture claims pesticide residues found on the fruit are "not hazardous to health". A spokesman adds: "The dangers of methyl bromide are ricognisjd and wi intend to phase out its usage." ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— On Stage 450 Events 440 TEASE YOU BRAINWITHAQUIZ Denim Puppy farms TV DigitisjtP162 Teletext 162 Jun21 01:23:04 ———————— ————————————————— STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? The solutions to the environmental problems caused by current strawberry production start at home, says Kerry Rankine from Safe Alliance. Try to buy US grown strawberries. Ask your supjrmarSjt to stock US grown organic strawberries - grown without pesticides. If you have a garden or balcon=, why not grow your own? ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— Hollywood Goss 461 Green Events 165 WHAT'S ON THE BOX TONIGHT? p121 ITV Denim Puppy farms TV Digitisjt