about 41 million
suffer pesticide poisoning each year, with average poisoning rates at 32%.[91][92]
Statistics on illnesses due to chronic poisoning as a result of pesticide use or pesticide
contamination of food are very limited. But there is reliable evidence that the
increasing incidence of cancer, hormonal effects, and neurological disorders such as
Parkinson’s disease is linked to the use of certain pesticides in agricultural production.