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Health in the face of pesticides: “It is illusory to think that, if the health of ecosystems deteriorates to this extent, ours could be preserved,” warns doctor Pierre-Michel Périnaud
A British scientific journal has published a study which claims that cancers are increasing among those under 50. Among the causes would be pesticides in particular. Friday March 29, Pierre-Michel Périnaud delivered his analysis in 19/20 info.
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A British scientific journal has published a study which claims that cancers are increasing among those under 50. Among the causes would be pesticides in particular. Friday March 29, Pierre-Michel Périnaud delivered his analysis in 19/20 info.
A scientific journal has published a study which highlights the increase in cancers among people under 50. At the same time, nearly 800 doctors raised a cry of alarm to warn of the dangers of pesticides. The doctor Pierre-Michel Périnaud, president of the association “Alert of doctors on pesticides” was live on 19/20 info. “INRAE shows us the effects of pesticides on biodiversity. […] It is illusory to think that, if the health of ecosystems deteriorates to this extent, ours could be preserved.”points out the doctor.
“We consider organic food as a public health tool”
For several pesticides, their presence can remain in the land for decades. Pierre-Michel Périnaud believes that some, like chlordecone, in the Antilles “are there for several centuries, probably”. “We consider organic food as a public health tool”he assures.
