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OAC Prof to Lead Fact-Finding Panel on 2,4,5-T Herbicide Use

March 11, 2011

A University of Guelph professor will lead an independent fact-finding panel set up by the Ministry of Natural Resources to investigate the use of 2,4,5-T herbicide by Ontario ministries and agencies.

Len Ritter, a professor of toxicology in the School of Environmental Sciences in the Ontario Agricultural College, was appointed to the position today. The announcement was made by Linda Jeffrey, minister of natural resources.

“The Health and safety of all Ontarians is of utmost importance,” Jeffrey said. “People in Ontario are depending on us to conduct a thorough investigation into this matter and that’s what we intend to do.”

The panel will review information and official records to determine when and where the chemical may have been used by government agencies in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s and possibly the ‘80s.

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