Research finds 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer
A study links at least 485 chemicals in US pesticide products to breast cancer.
A peer-reviewed paper in Environmental Health Perspectives, from the Silent Spring Institute, identifies at least 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer, including many so-called inert ingredients. Only about 145 were registered with the EPA as active ingredients. The authors criticize ingredient-by-ingredient review and urge expansion of California's Proposition 65 warnings.
- Peer-reviewed study links at least 485 pesticide chemicals to breast cancer.
- Only about 145 were EPA-registered active ingredients; many are labeled inert.
- EPA assesses ingredients separately, not full formulas or combined exposure.
- Authors want 16 additional pesticides listed under California Proposition 65.
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New research has identified at least 485 chemicals used in US pesticide products that are linked to breast cancer, raising questions about the safety of food and other products at a time when early onset breast cancer rates are surging worldwide .
By Teever · theguardian.com
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