“Our food supply is not only the safest, but is the most abundant in the world and pesticides are one of the important tools that have made that abundance possible... I do not know of a single instance where exposure to pesticides on foods in the marketplace is a source of any danger to children or adults. It’s a risk of zero.”
Dr. C. Everett Koop
Former U.S. Surgeon General
“…in the case of pesticides, it is our belief, as well as that of the larger medical and scientific community, that the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables far outweigh any potential risk that may be involved in ingesting foods correctly treated with pesticides.”
Dr. Vernon N. Houk
Assistant Surgeon General and Director National Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control.,
U.S. Center for Disease Control
“While consumers should remain alert about the foods they eat, they also should realize that the U.S. food supply is vigorously regulated and remains among the safest in the world.”
Dr. Louis Grivetti
Food Historian and Professor of Nutrition,
University of California at Davis
“There is no scientific evidence supporting a link between the proper application of pesticides and any ill health effects in humans. Moreover, there is no evidence that the approved use of pesticides contributes in any way to human cancer.”
Lawrence Garfinkel
Director of Cancer Prevention
American Cancer Society
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