Regulations try to limit pestlcide hazardsPesticides may pose an environmental risk by seeping into waterand soil, may become an occupational threat to agriculturalworkers using them or harm humans who ingest them as theyconsume the food products. Current regulations for pesticide use test their safety,evaluate and monitor their correct use. Studies determine notonly the efficacy of a pesticide in decreasing crop damage, butexamine whether it can harm the environment or human health.These regulations are re-evaluated and changed as new knowledgeand experience come in. Report stresses need to protect children from pesticidesThe recently released NAS report gives an in-depth review ofcurrent pesticide regulations - their strengths and weaknesses -strongly recommending changes to safeguard the health of infantsand children. Examining'data on the safety of pesticide residuesin the diets of infants and children, the NAS report emphasizedthe fact that "because infants and ...
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