The Sustainable Use of Pesticides

In reality, exposure levels for most pesticides are very low (which explains why anti-pesticide campaigners and the organic food industry lobby shifted to the hazard-based approach). Bruce Ames showed, more than two decades ago, that there are more toxins in a single cup of coffee that what the average person would be exposed to from the pesticide residues of an entire year’s consumption of fruit and vegetables. So should we ban coffee ? If we took the hazard-based approach, the answer would be: “Yes”. But if we took the risk-based approach, the answer would be: “Don’t be silly”. RiskMonger posted: " The European Commission is holding a public consultation on pesticides. It is meant to be a review of the situation following the Sustainable Use Directive, but the survey seems to be setting the scene to justify promoting more organic food production.