These chemicals are responsible for scores of illnesses – costing the US an eye-watering $340 billion in health-related costs each year, a bombshell report by NYU Langone said. It currently takes ten years, requires an average of 200 scientific studies and costs more than 150 million to bring a product to market, which ensures that pesticides are safe for human health and equip farmers to provide a healthy and affordable supply of food.

The plastic plague: Hormone-disrupting chemicals in everyday things like water bottles DO cause cancer, diabetes … – Daily Mail