For ten years, FAN challenged an attempt by Dow AgroSciences to add a fluoride-based pesticide (sulfuryl fluoride) to the U.S. food supply. Although Dow is a corporation with no shortage of power and influence, and although it won most of the battles during the ten years, FAN persisted and convinced the EPA in January 2011 to phase-out all food-based uses of sulfuryl fluoride in the United States. While FAN was grossly outspent, we continually maximized our only two advantages — the law and the facts — by filing detailed submissions to the EPA and soliciting the support of the Environmental Working Group, Beyond Pesticides, and the New York Attorney General’s Office.