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Re:One of biggest frauds in U.S. farm history by jerry1979 on Saturday January 25, 2020 @06:04PM (#22149197)
I think grouping all pesticides together and thinking about who uses "less pesticides" or "more pesticides" will lead to incorrect evaluations of pesticide safety.

Scientists should evaluate chemicals on a chemical-by-chemical basis. I found a study that talks about how using certain chemicals on the farm can lead to cancer for farm workers: "In summary, the epidemiologic evidence from a number of different studies now more convincingly shows that prostate cancer is related to pesticide use." This makes me think that, at the very least, organic produce is healthier for farm workers.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6276799/

edit: forgot a word.

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