In uk.rec.gardening Oz wrote:
: Tim Tyler writes:

: Carbendazim disrupts the production of sperm and damages
: testicular development in adult rats. In addition,
: carbendazim is a teratogen damaging development of mammals
: in the womb. Rats developing in the womb and exposed to
: Carbendazim, have been found to lead to deformities such as
: lack of eyes and hydrocephalus (“water on the brain�).''

: Nearly as bad as mustard oil.

Mustard plants have somewhat redeeming health features - i.e.
like other brassica vegetables they offer powerful protection
against cancer.

By contrast - for many pesticides - the compensation accrues to the
those in the supply chain - who can generate more produce - and the
health cost is borne by consumers.
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