ERMA’s Ban On The Use Of Endosulfan A Significant Step Forward For New Zealand Women

Breast Cancer Network NZ is delighted that ERMA has decided to ban the pesticide endosulfan in New Zealand. This chemical is acutely toxic and has hormone-mimicking qualities that are of great concern to Breast Cancer Network. Early exposure of our children and young people to endocrine-disrupting compounds may play an important role in New Zealand’s high incidence of breast cancer.

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on December 19th, 2008