Our poor, poor children......

I recently stumbled upon this fun little pamphlet. It lists such fun facts as:

• - ….children receive 50% of their lifetime cancer risks in the first two years of life.
• - According to [the] FDA, half of produce currently tested in grocery stores contains measurable residues of pesticides. Laboratory tests of eight industry-leader baby foods reveal the presence of 16 pesticides, including three carcinogens.
• - In blood samples of children aged 2 to 4, concentrations of pesticide residues are six times higher in children eating conventionally farmed fruits and vegetables compared with those eating organic food.
• - According to [the] Dept. of Health and Human Services, organophosphate pesticides (OP) are now found in the blood of 95% of Americans tested. OP levels are twice as high in blood samples taken from children than in adults. Exposure to OPs is linked to hyperactivity, behavior disorders, learning disabilities, developmental delays and motor dysfunction. OPs account for half of the insecticides used in the U.S.
• - The CDC reports that one of the main sources of pesticide exposure for U.S. children comes from the food they eat.

Unreal. I don't even have anything specific to scream from the soapbox on this one....Just wanted to pass along the info.....