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Pesticides in litchis cause 14 kids to die [1]

Experts investigating why 14 children died in Dinajpur and Thakurgaon this month with almost identical symptoms believe that pesticides used in litchis could be the reason for their deaths.

Publication Date: 
28/06/2012
Daily Star (Bangladesh) [2]
Tags:
Bangladesh [3], South Asia [4], Pesticides [5], Health Effects [6], Litchi [7], Food Contamination [8]
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/litchi
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination