Pesticides
Study maps pesticide mixtures in Peru and finds higher cancer risk in high-exposure areas
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A study published in *Nature Health* reports a statistical link between environmental exposure to mixtures of agricultural pesticides and higher cancer risk in Peru. Using modeled pesticide dispersion from 2014 to 2019 and cancer registry data from 2007 to 2020 covering more than 150,000 cases, researchers found that people living in high-exposure areas faced, on average, about a 150% higher likelihood of cancer, with Indigenous and rural farming communities among those most exposed.
In the night from Monday to Tuesday, senators adopted by 183 votes to 129 a measure allowing the controlled reintroduction of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone into the emergency agriculture bill.
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A webinar discussed laboratory findings of glyphosate in maize meal, wheat flour, bread and baby cereal. South Africa uses 195 highly hazardous pesticides, many banned in the European Union. Experts from civil society and agriculture presented views on health risks and regulatory challenges.
Researchers from George Mason University have reviewed evidence suggesting that neonicotinoid insecticides, the world's most widely used pesticides, may harm male reproductive health. Based on 21 animal studies, the review found consistent links to reduced sperm quality, hormonal disruption, and testicular damage. The findings highlight the need for further human studies amid widespread exposure through food.
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A peer‑reviewed study of New York City children reports that higher prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos is associated with widespread differences in brain structure, function, and metabolism—and with poorer motor skills—that persist into adolescence.