'Unfounded' pesticide concerns adversely affect health of low-income populations, expert argues
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 22:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The increasingly prevalent notion that expensive organic fruits and vegetables are safer because pesticides are a risk for causing cancer has no good scientific support, according to one expert. Such unfounded fears could have the unanticipated consequence of keeping healthful fruits and vegetables from those with low incomes, he argues.