HNSC 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Health Canada, Pesticide, Teratology
13 May 2017
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Lomoar cpsd| 987298 evaluated for safety every 15 years. The use of pesticides is also monitored to ensure that they are used safely and responsibly. Figure 12. 6 how p esticide residues could potentially end up in a fast-food meal. Table 12. 11: ways to reduce pesticide residue intake. Growth hormones: used to enhance the growth of specific cells and increase food efficacy in animals (meaning that there is more muscle in the animal and less fat, so more to be sold for human consumption). Growth hormones are permitted for use in canada and the united states, however they are prohibited in the european union. Scientific evidence however does not show any adverse health effects to humans from consuming animals treated with the growth hormones approved for us in canada. Growth hormones are only permitted in beef cattle in canada, and there are currently 3 natural hormone promoters and 3 synthetic hormone promoters approved for use.
