date:Aug 06, 2015
0s. But scientists identified the chemical as a contributor to ozone depletion, and in response, the Environmental Protection Agency mandated that it be phased out in 2005.
Every year since, growers have asked for and received extensions on the phaseout, but the EPA has suggested that exemptions will completely end after 2016.
Strawberries are bought and bagged at the Strawberry Festival on Saturday at the Sandy Spring Museum. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)
That means industry l