Vol. XVIII - No. 1
Pesticide Section
/
Food & Drug Protection Division
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/fooddrug/pesticid/index.htm
Spring 2000
North Carolina Dept, of Agriculture & Consumer Services 2 West Edenton St. • Raleigh, N. C. 27611
James A. Graham, Commissioner Phone:
919/733-3556
Fax:
919/733-9796
PESTICIDE ADMINISTRATOR,
JOHN SMITH, RETIRES
W. Burnette, Jr., Deputy Pesticide Administrator
CDA&CS Pesticide Ad¬
ministrator, John Smith,
retired on February 1, 2000,
following 31 years of
distinguished service
in state government.
John Smith has al¬
ways been a man of
the highest integrity
whose dedication to
the North Carolina
Department of Agri¬
culture & Consumer
Services and the
people of this State
has been demonstrat¬
ed time and time again.
Continuously em¬
ployed with the
Department's Food
and Drug Protection
Division since 1969,
he worked as an ana¬
lytical chemist, labor¬
atory manager and senior chemist. John
took on the challenges of the state's
John Smith. Pesticide Administrator retired
after 3 1 years of Distinguished Sendee.
Pesticide Program in 1981, a year in
which comprehensive amendments to
the North Carolina Pesticide Law of
1971 were adopted.
John's administration
of the Pesticide Pro¬
gram has been mark¬
ed by many firsts.
In 1981, the N. C.
Pesticide Board was
granted authority to
levy civil penalties
against violators of
the N.C. Pesticide
Law, allowing more
rigorous and direct en-
forcement by the
state. Fairness, consis¬
tency and impart¬
iality have always
characterized John's
administration of
these provisions.
In 1982, North
Carolina became the first southern
state, and one of the few states in the
country, to adopt a comprehensive Worker
Protect-ion Standard to provide for the
protection of agricultural hand
laborers. John Smith carefully guided
the Board and its Pesticide Advisory
Committee through long deliberations
on this issue — with the result being a
"He has consistently sought to uphold
the principles embodied in the North
Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971."
set of rules which would serve the
state well for the next twelve years.
John implemented a quarterly
newsletter, the Pesticide Update, in 1983,
to provide a vital communications
link with the regulated and general
public on pesticide safety and regula¬
tory issues. The same year also saw
adoption of comprehensive pesticide
storage regulations that for the first
time provided a mechanism to ensure
(See John Smith, Retires, Page 7)
Williams Begins Role as New Director
r. E. Bruce Williams
assumed the role of the
Director of the Food &
Drug Protection Division on August 1,
1999. In the adjacent photo, Mr.
Williams is examining the portable
pesticide mixing/ containment pad that
was presented to the North Carolina
Pesticide Board at its November 9, 1999
meeting.
The new Division Director is a
native of ITookerton, North Carolina
(Green County) and is also a graduate
of Campbell University. He first began
working with the Division in 1972. Mr.
Williams has served as the deputy dir¬
ector of the Food & Drug Protection
Division since 1991, earning the Superior
Service Award for his leadership in 1995.
• Alleghany County Has
Promising First Year
• Portable Pesticide Mixing
and Containment Pads Are
Ready for Use
• What is Your Heat Stress
IQ?
• Dog Poisoning: A Serious
Misuse of Pesticides
• Pesticide Disposal
Collection Day Schedules
• Prevention of Pediatric
Pesticide Poisonings in NC
