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Research finds 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer

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  1. VladVladikoff · · focus · HN ↗
    I really hope that Canada joining the EU forces some stricter regulations on crops grown in Canada. It’s sad how poor of a job our government does to protect its citizens.
    1. refurb · · focus · HN ↗
      What EU regulation related to crop growth are you most interested in Canada adopting?
      1. sellmesoap · · focus · HN ↗
        Outside of crop growth we're also way behind on food addatives like tartrizine, which we pump into our children's candy with wreckless abandon, my understanding is the EU banned these additives and a few that have similar long term health effects some years back. I'd rather the industry get in front of these things before the government has to regulate, but I guess we have to do things the hard way. The pessimest librarian in me guesses EU rules would ruin and put off balance many Canadian insustries, and regulations of the big food co racket will be last to happen and be exempt from the US shipping us their toxic foodstuffs recently banned stateside up here. It could easily be worst of both worlds. It makes sense that Canada and US are biggest trading partners, I certainly don't understand the ins and outs of all the trade vortexes across our borders, but I know politicians are milking the show for all it's worth while regular people would love nothing more then for the show to move on and get back to our usual crony capitalism where even the little guy can run a business that crosses the border without a department of wizardry of tarriffs, we miss you guys and we're stronger working together!
        1. refurb · · focus · HN ↗
          Tartrizine is not banned in the EU. It's still used as a food addative.

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ec.europa.eu&#x2F;food&#x2F;food-feed-portal&#x2F;screen&#x2F;food-additives&#x2F;search&#x2F;details&#x2F;POL-FAD-IMPORT-2987" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ec.europa.eu&#x2F;food&#x2F;food-feed-portal&#x2F;screen&#x2F;food-addit...

          1. sellmesoap · · focus · HN ↗
            Oh gross! Thanks for the correction, I now wonder where my misconception came from! And there goes the silver lining that came to mind about Canada and the EU getting tighter, more trade with a higher transportation cost?
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