The EPA has now deemed 60% of all herbicides, 90% of all fungicides, and 30% of all insecticides potentially cancerous. (Organic Trade Association) Additionally, according to an article by the Environmental Working Group,
"Pesticides pose special concerns to children because of their high metabolisms and low body weights. More than 1 million children between the ages of 1 and 5 ingest at least 15 pesticides every day from fruits and vegetables. More than 600,000 of these children eat a dose of organophosphate insecticides that the federal government considers unsafe, and 61,000 eat doses that exceed benchmark levels by a factor of 10 or more."
Monday, July 7, 2008
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