Fred Pretty on mercury-poisoned oranges

Title

Fred Pretty on mercury-poisoned oranges

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Feb 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

After mercury was found in oranges in Holland, Fred Pretty of the Citrus Marketing Board discusses the security precautions in place to make sure no contaminated fruit is brought into Britain. A terrorist group calling itself the Arab Revolutionary Army has claimed responsibilty for the incident.

Contributors

Fred Pretty

Keywords

Israel; Terrorism; International relations; Netherlands; Palestine; Poisoning; Food industry; Metals; Mercury (element); Fruit; Citrus Marketing Board; Arab Revolutionary Army

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