Protect Future Generations
The average child receives 4-5 times more exposure than an adult to at least eight widely used cancer-causing pesticides in food. Pesticide residue standards are based on an average adult’s diet, and do not take into account that children receive greater exposure to pesticides due to their much greater consumption of produce than adults. (the average preschool child consumes six times as much fruit as the average adult.) In addition, existing standards may not reflect a child’s increased vulnerability to toxic chemicals. In addition to cancer, pesticides are linked to birth defects, nerve damage and genetic mutation.