W ITHIN the past few years the control official has recognized the acquirement on the part of the consumer of a public health attitude which is significant. We have come to a realization of the acceptance on the part of the public that their health, welfare, and general interest, as well as their pocketbooks, are being adequately protected by those charged with this responsibility. Have we not, as control officials, been too complacent in accepting our program of enforcement which has increased in efficiency since the early years? I am thinking in this connection of the spray residue situation which prevails generally in producing sections of the country. In approaching this problem originally, the attitude of those in a position to know its significance realized full well the seriousness of this question; that we were confronted with an unusual condition. Science had already furnished the weapons for controlling insect pests in the shape of poisons, coupled with a policy and practice on the part of the producer of applying such materials in an effective way; but the public generally had not been fully advised, or adequately informed of the potential dangers from the continued use of small quantities of poisonous materials.