Pesticides Put Global Food Production at Grave Risk, International Task Force Warns Large-scale, chemical-based agriculture is posing a threat to the world’s food supply, an international task force warns, saying neonicotinoid insecticides must be phased out. Three-quarters of our food crops require pollinators, which are killed off by these insecticides. Worms and soil microorganisms are equally important for food production, and pesticides are taking a heavy toll on them, too. New research shows that living within a mile of pesticide-treated crops increases your chances of bearing children with autism by at least 60 percent. Proximity to fields treated with chlorpyrifos during the second trimester resulted in a 3.3 times greater risk of having an autistic child. Exposure to pyrethroids shortly prior to conception increased a woman’s risk of having an autistic child by 82 percent. Exposure during the third trimester increased the risk by 87 percent. https://youtube/watch?v=3QceID-Vb64
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 23:21:04 +0000