WHO pesticide regulations should be based on toxicity in humans, not rats, experts say

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 18:20 in Health & Medicine

Current WHO pesticide classifications are based on toxicity in rats, but basing regulation on human toxicity will make pesticide poisoning less hazardous and prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths globally without compromising agricultural needs, according to a new study.

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