ERADICATING THE PESTICIDE PROBLEM IN LATIN AMERICA

• Published in: Business and society review (1974) no. 92; pp. 55 - 59
• Main Authors: Tansey, Richard R, Hyman, Michael R, Jacobs, Richard S, Merrill, Lynn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Warren, Gorham & Lamont 01.01.1995; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Agricultural commodities; Agricultural labor; Agricultural policy; Agriculture; Bans; Business community; Consumer protection; Farmworkers; International trade; Latin America; Pesticides; Policy making; Public policy; Toxicity; US imports; United States > US; Latin America

Roughly 20% of annual produce sales in the US come from Latin America. Latin America depends on US-banned pesticides. Roughly 10% of the annual $22 billion in global pesticide sales is of such pesticides. The pervasiveness and toxicity of pesticide residues on imported foodstuffs threaten the health...