So might the environmental, consumer, and public interest group members of the EPA's food quality advisory panel who recently resigned in protest, stating that the agency dithered in endless, fruitless debate rather than doing anything about toxic chemicals that have been around since World War II (the Washington Post , April, 28, 1999).
 The EPA's food quality advisory panel feels that there are toxins and chemicals in our food that need to be removed.
Far from a fruitless debate, the EPA often had apples on hand during meetings.