There are also concerns that pesticides and additives in food may contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals. While this requires further research, it is suspected that such chemicals are associated with abnormal growth patterns and neurodevelopmental delays in children and may also increase susceptibility to non communicable diseases.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Tipo de documento
Special Procedures' report
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Food & Nutrition
Health
Personas afectadas
Children
Año
2016
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Reference
SR Food, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/282, para. 28.