"The research, published in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, introduces the Dietary Pesticide Exposure Score (DPES)-a tool designed to estimate a person's cumulative dietary exposure to mixtures of pesticides. Using US government data on food consumption and pesticide residues, the study found that higher DPES scores were significantly associated with higher levels of pesticide biomarkers in people's urine."
"The research exposes major flaws in the EPA's outdated pesticide review system, which evaluates chemicals individually rather than accounting for the combined effects of multiple pesticides, leaving the public-especially children, pregnant women and the chemically hypersensitive-at greater risk. Despite mounting evidence of harm, Congress is considering a "pesticide immunity" measure that would bar the EPA from updating pesticide labels or safety warnings based on new science, effectively granting chemical companies legal protection at the expense of public health."
The Dietary Pesticide Exposure Score (DPES) estimates a person's cumulative dietary exposure to mixtures of pesticides. Higher DPES scores correlate with increased urinary levels of pesticide biomarkers. Switching to organic foods substantially reduces dietary pesticide exposure. The EPA's pesticide-review framework evaluates chemicals individually and does not account for combined exposures, increasing risks for children, pregnant women, and chemically hypersensitive individuals. Proposed 'pesticide immunity' legislation would block label and safety-warning updates based on new science and would grant legal protection to pesticide manufacturers. Current oversight therefore underestimates real-world exposure and leaves vulnerable populations unprotected.
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