Organic Food Industry

Organic Food Industry

Pesticides don't belong in breast milk

In 1995 an Australian study found that breastfed babies are regular exposed to several pesticides, through their breast milk, at levels greater than the 'acceptable daily intake'.

In Canada a direct correaltional has been observed between breast milk pesticides contamination

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and recurrent middle ear infections in infants, a leading cause of deafness.

The good news is that 30 years ago, a French study found the same thing - high levels of pesticides in breastmilk - BUT those levels declined substancially when the mothers went organic.

Here are some articles to start with.

Pesticides don't belong in breast milk
In 1995 an Australian study found that breastfed babies are regular exposed to several pesticides, through their breast milk, at levels greater than the 'acceptable daily intake'.In Read more...

Weight Loss & Organic Foods
By Jay Bauder, Thu Dec 8th
Are you concerned that the food you are eating may be harmful toyou and your family? With news reports about GM (geneticallymodified) foods, health scares about eating beef, chemicals onfood Read more...

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