Brazil's Public Health Agency suggests consumers switch to organic to avoid pesticides

摘要

ANVISA warns of cancer risk from residues in fruit and veg as testing uncovers widespread exceedences and use of illegal pesticides Peppers, strawberries and cucumber are the food items found to contain the highest proportion of pesticide residues, in a study published by the Brazilian National Agency for Public Health Surveillance (ANVISA). 'These are worrying data' stated ANVISA director, Mr Jose Agenor Alvares da Silva, 'if one considers the daily intake of pesticides can contribute to the development of chronic disease such as endocrine disruption or cancer'.