Canadian Doctors Recommend Avoiding Pesticides

The Ontario College of Family Physicians released a study on Friday "linking pesticide exposure to cancer, reproductive problems and neurological diseases." The authors of the study recommend reducing pesticide exposure "whenever and wherever possible."

"We wish to let the public know of the significant dangers of pesticide ingestion and we extend to them this heartfelt plea: Please, please, do not drink any pesticides," said Dr. Mark Sanders, one of the authors of the study. "No more pesticides with your cornflakes in the morning, and definitely no more pesticides before you go to bed or as a midnight snack." Dr. Sanders also recommended that people stop feeding pesticides to their children and pets.