Question

As with many food safety issues, the use of pesticides is a controversial one. While there are potential dangers to pesticide use, there are many benefits as well. Which of the following are potential benefits of pesticide use?

Answer 1

• Pesticides help prevent losses that would bankrupt many farmers.
• Pesticides help ensure a cosmetically-attractive product that consumers have come to expect.
• Pesticide threat is acute, meaning that you can quickly gauge whether or not the pesticide is having a negative effect on a population.