As pesticide levels fell, she said, infant size rose.
In other parts of the region, equipment to combat high pesticide levels will be installed by 1997.
These pesticide levels have not however been implicated in the decline.
Although some pesticide levels are assumed to be safe, the chemicals used are toxic.
Another reader wondered if peeling vegetables reduced the pesticide level.
For those concerned about pesticide levels, the alternative, not always an easy one, is organic fruits and vegetables.
The Government said it would change regulations governing pesticide levels in children's food but has not done so.
There's air pollution; pesticide levels are off the charts in some parts of this state.
None of the studies they analyzed evaluated pesticide levels in milk.
Recent research on the deceased frogs found at those sites indicated higher pesticide levels in their body tissues.