Word: concerning
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Contamination of food can begin in the production process. For fruits and vegetables, the major concern is pesticides. At a time when nutritionists are urging the public to down more fresh produce, consumer groups are claiming that pesticide use could result in tens of thousands of cancer cases over the next 50 years. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, use of pesticides -- fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and plant-growth regulators -- has more than doubled in the past 20 years, to about 820 million lbs. annually. Farmers say the chemicals are necessary to save crops and keep food prices low; even with...
Another major concern for consumers is the additives introduced into foods during processing. The Government maintains that these chemicals pose little danger to the majority of the population, a position that consumer activists do not dispute. But small numbers of people appear to be acutely sensitive to some compounds. Sulfites, used in wine and on golden raisins, can provoke a fatal asthma-like attack...
...argument might be made that American journalists are more willing to attack Israel and its army out of concern over the use of U.S. dollars in the alleged violation of human rights. Where, then, are headlines like "Salvadorean Army Pushes Town to Hatred," or, for that matter, "Guatemalan Army Eliminates Entire Town...
There is no quick solution to this genuine health concern. Once you understand fitness in the broader context of true health, it becomes apparent that "being in shape" must be a lifetime process...
Both the NSA and CIA have also "experimented" with the disruption of other nations' computers by infecting them with viruses and other destructive programs, according to some sources. But there is said to be concern in the intelligence community that these disruption operations could go too far and lead to retaliation...