If people do not use endosulfanproperly, why blame endosul-fan, blame the users.\" This wasan all-too-familiar spiel the industrydished out when confronted with evi-dence indicting the pesticide\'s deadlyeffect on people.But this was no industry-speak. Itwas the official line of the Indian gov-ernment to block the inclusion of endo-sulfan in a list of chemicals slated forglobal information sharing on its healthhazards (see: \"Asbestos, endosulfanescape blacklist\", p 18). As NGOobservers, we watched with disdain asthe Indian government towed thechemical industry line.
To industry\'s tune
by Madhumita Dutta, Down To Earth, 16 November, 2008