"Kennedy has yet to satisfy them: In the latest MAHA action plan on children's health, released last week, pesticides appear only briefly on a laundry list of vague ideas. The plan says that the government should fund research on how farmers could use less of them, and that the government "will work to ensure that the public has awareness and confidence" in the EPA's existing pesticide-review process, which it called "robust.""
"Unlike Kennedy's concerns about vaccines, his concerns about pesticides have echoed those found in a body of legitimate research. Studies have found associations between exposure to some herbicides and pesticides and cancer, hormone disruption, and other acute and chronic health conditions. These include neurodevelopmental impacts in children, such as autism-which Kennedy has also promised to tackle. Right now his department's promised report on what has caused rates of autism to rise over recent decades is expected to highlight Tylenol use,"
Campaign promises targeted Monsanto and glyphosate-based herbicides and pledged to ban the worst agricultural chemicals. The MAHA children's-health action plan treats pesticides briefly, proposing research funding to reduce use and endorsing confidence in the EPA's pesticide-review process. Scientific studies associate some herbicides and pesticides with cancer, hormone disruption, and acute and chronic health issues, including neurodevelopmental impacts in children such as autism. A departmental report on rising autism rates is expected to examine Tylenol use. Researchers generally cite diagnostic-criteria changes and emphasize genetic contributions while acknowledging potential environmental roles.
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