Ban entire pesticide class to protect children's health, experts say

Evidence is 'compelling' that organophosphates increase risk of reduced IQs, memory and attention deficits, and autism for prenatal childrenEvidence that an entire class of pesticides threatens the health of children and pregnant women is now so arresting that the substances should be banned, an expert panel of toxicologists has said.Exposure to organophosphates (OPs) increases the risk of reduced IQs, memory and attention deficits, and autism for prenatal children, according to the paper, published in Plos Medicine. Continue reading...