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Saturday, September 5, 2015

Pesticides in Paradise: Hawaii's spike in birth defects puts the focus on GMO crops






Pesticides in Paradise: Hawaii's spike in birth defects puts the focus on GMO crops. With 17 times more pesticides sprayed per acre in Hawaii than on mainland crops, is it any surprise that birth defects are on the rise there? Heart malformations occur more than 10 times the national rate and gastroschisis has increased 400% since the 1980s from three cases a year to about a dozen now. STOP POISONING OUR CHILDREN.

READ: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/23/hawaii-birth-defects-pesticides-gmo

#GMO #Hawaii #Kauai #Maui #BigIsland #pesticides #BirthDefects #gastroschisis #bangmos #gmofreecanada #gmofreeusa
— with TerryandFrank Silveira.