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To the editor:
The agriculture chemical Alar is not a pesticide by EPA definition (“Your Guide to the United States Environmental Protection Agency,” August, 1984, page 14). ft is a plant growth regulator, and it occurs naturally in plants.
On apples. Alar is applied once yearly. This material acts to slow plant growth and fruit maturity, which allows a longer harvest period — a benefit to the grower. It also increases storage life — a benefit to the consumer. There is no doubt that an Alartreated apple is a better product.
Alar has never been proven to be cancer-inducing and probably never will be. EPA conducted a test into this question, but EPA must have selected an incompetent test agency, be
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