FOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS
November 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLEAT your greens! Children may not like them, but they are healthy. But, what about those pesticide residues?....What is the risk of chronic poisoning these young delicate bodies? How can the risk of not eating vegetables be balanced against dangers faced from contaminants and pollutants? It is a problem for government health advisors, because these very different kinds of risks need to be balanced proportionately. But how should this be done? And moreover, in a single European market, how can a harmonised model be developed for the 25 countries of ...
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