Strawberries are sweet, luscious ... and they have a dark side. Did you know that most conventional strawberry growers use a toxic fumigant gas to “sterilize” the soil before planting?

When the most popular fumigant, Methyl Bromide, was targeted for elimination under a global treaty, US chemical manufacturers came up with a handy silver bullet to replace it: Methyl Iodide.

Methyl Iodide is a known cancer-causing chemical. In fact, it causes cancer so reliably, it's used by laboratory scientists to induce cancer in cell cultures for research. It is also a neurotoxin and can cause late-term miscarriages.

So why is Methyl Iodide, a chemical that many scientists have called “one of the most toxic chemicals on earth,” approved for use on strawberries in North Carolina? The answer is easy: chemical industry lobbying.

The good news is that public pressure to remove this nasty chemical is working. The EPA is now reconsidering its decision on Methyl Iodide!

Join our petition asking EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to do the right thing and end the registration of cancer-causing Methyl Iodide.

Because Methyl Iodide is a gas, it's almost impossible to keep it from drifting, which puts farm workers and the communities surrounding strawberry fields in significant danger. Farm workers and their families are most at risk from exposure to Methyl Iodide because they work around this toxic chemical with little to no protective gear.

Help us protect farm workers by contacting the EPA to end the use of Methyl Iodide. Join our petition today!