Washington, D.C.-The Fertilizer Institute responded to Pres. Bush’s declaration of Nov. 30 as National Methamphetamine Awareness Day by recommitting itself to “working with local communities” and impressing upon the industry the need to check “facilities and tank cars for proper security measures.” In a Nov. 30 statement, TFI President Ford West said “As an industry, we have worked together to deter the theft of our products for the production of meth.” West referred to the two additives GloTell® and Calcium Nitrate, along with “other increased security measures” that the industry is using to deter the theft and misuse of fertilizer products. “The meth battle will not be won in isolation by a single commodity association or affected industry, but rather by a coordinated collaborative effort from all who are impacted by this epidemic,” West said.
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