The Limits of Pesticide Regulation

Toxicology, it may be argued, has severe limitations in terms of ensuring adequate standards of human safety. Subjective errors by regulators exacerbate the problem.

The following link, retrieved on February 15, 2006, is an example of how experts can make mistakes in approving the use of pesticides without proper scrutiny of test data.

http://www.sthelenastar.com/articles/2006/02/16/news/local/iq_3302386.txt

Judicious use by farmers is the only long term answer to containing the environment and safety drawbacks of pesticides. It is relatively easy to avoid exposure if you know how!