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Hormone disrupters found in two thirds of French lettuce

This entry was posted in News and tagged Endocrine disruptors France Hormone on 25 September 2015 by Bjorn Becker

An investigation has found that the majority of French lettuce contains traces of hormone disrupting chemicals, some of which are banned. Journal de l’Environnement reports.

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