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A French nationwide study published in the Environmental Research journal suggested that agricultural practices and pesticides used in vineyards could have been linked to the occurrence of Parkinson’s disease.

According to PAN UK’s findings, there seems to be a rising trend in the occurrence of pesticide combinations in food. The total percentage of fruit and vegetables with residues from multiple pesticides has consistently stayed below 48%, but this year it unexpectedly spiked to an astonishing 53%.

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[-] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There are no biopesticides which fall into the highly hazardous category, so those aren't very applicable here. While organic options may help side step this problem, thats only an option for those able to spend more during the holidays, which is becoming increasingly rare. As far as the cancer from ethanol quote, that's just half the full thought. The following sentence highlights why it's without question the lesser of the two evils.

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