Breast Cancer Network NZ is very disturbed that ERMA has not recommended a ban on the use of the pesticide endosulfan in New Zealand. This acutely toxic organochlorine chemical has been used so widely that it is found in our food and water and is a contaminant of the environment and animal tissues all over the world. Not only is endosulfan toxic, it is an endocrine-disrupting compound which may be implicated in breast cancer.
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