"Bob" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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There is NO way to test properly for human health problems, because you
(and
nobody you know) would willingly agree to be dosed with pesticides as
part
of an experiment. They cannot be tested in the same way as
pharmaceuticals.
Therefore, you cannot assume they are safe or unsafe based on real
evidence.
You choose based on what's convenient for you personally.

To add to the confusion, several scientists have pointed out that even if
you could get human volunteers, there'd be no way to determine what OTHER
toxins they were exposed to, via drinking water, food, occupational
exposure, etc. So, no controlled study is possible.

Controlled studies do account for such factors. It's simple science.

You're right. They do account for such factors. But, they need to know what
the factors are. When it comes to determining what we breathe, drink and
eat, that is virtually impossible. Telling a researcher you eat 4 apples a
week is not enough. You need to know where they came from, what was sprayed
on them, and the quality of the water used to irrigate the orchards. What's
in the water used to make the beer, liquor or juice drinks you consume?
Unknown. What's in the fish you eat? Unknown. What's sprayed on the beans
used to make your coffee, beans which originate in countries where there are
even less controls than here with regard to chemical use? Unknown.

In addition to all this, I seem to recall reading that testing agricultural
chemicals (formally) on humans is now illegal in this country, although you
and I are involuntary lab rats.

Roll the dice.