Will pesticides get our skin? Without playing cassandra, distrust of pesticides increases over the scientific publications that flourish on the subject. In 2013, the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) painted a grim picture of the effects of these chemicals used in agriculture. Sector employees seem to be on the front line. Occupational exposure to pesticides would play a role in the development of cancer(prostate, leukemia, lymphoma), Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease.
Inserm also drew attention to the risk of exposure during pregnancy and in the baby. The new classification of the Iarc, an agency dependent on the WHO, on the potential danger on 5 pesticides including glyphosate, present in Roundup, should not reassure public opinion.
Overview of the main risks.
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