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Pesticides

Last night I ate chicken breast, rice and cauliflower. Please see below for the pesticides my food had and the human health effects:

Chicken breast

 Pesticides (top 5):
MGK-264
DDE p,p'
Carbaryl s
Boscalid
Fipronil

Health & environmental effects:
Human Health Effects:
3 — Known or Probable Carcinogens4
4 — Suspected Hormone Disruptors
1 — Neurotoxins
2 — Developmental or Reproductive Toxins
Environmental Effects:
4 — Honeybee Toxins5

Rice

 Pesticides (top 5):
Piperonyl butoxide
MGK-264
Malathion
Permethrin
Propiconazole

Health & environmental effects:
Human Health Effects:
4 — Known or Probable Carcinogens4
10 — Suspected Hormone Disruptors
2 — Neurotoxins
3 — Developmental or Reproductive Toxins
Environmental Effects:
6 — Honeybee Toxins5

Cauliflower 

 Pesticides:
Imidacloprid
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)
DCPA
Thiamethoxam
Acephate
Dinotefuran
Health & environmental effects:
Human Health Effects:
0 — Known or Probable Carcinogens4
5 — Suspected Hormone Disruptors
6 — Neurotoxins
1 — Developmental or Reproductive Toxins
Environmental Effects:

9 — Honeybee Toxins5

It's crazy to think that here I am thinking I am eating a healthy meal and then I discover after all the pesticides that were in my food. When people choose their food, I don't think they are thinking about pesticide exposure (at least I didn't until now). As future public health professionals, we need to raise more awareness about potential effects of pesticides. Awareness needs to continue to be raised among the general public, not only about pesticides on the food we eat, but also the effect pesticides have on farmworkers. 

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