At the same time, children's cancer rates have increased dramatically. One in four hundred children can now expect to have cancer before the age of 15. We have seen a disturbing increase in many reproductive disorders, as well as learning and behavioral problems. But pesticides continue to be used around children. EPA allows the use of pesticides that are nerve poisons in schools.
Children continue to be exposed to cancer-causing pesticides.
The consequences of using pesticides on our children's food and around children are enormous. Our drinking water is contaminated by pesticides. Almost three fourths of the fruits and vegetables that children eat most contain pesticides. A 1995 study found sixteen different pesticides in baby foods. Some of the most shocking information comes from a recent analysis of the presence of organophosphate insecticides in children's food.