This is just common sense

From the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041501960.html

The gist of the article is that the EPA is going to start requiring pesticide manufacturers to test some 67 chemicals contained in their products to see if they have an adverse affect on human health, specifically the endocrine system which regulates our growth, metabolism, and ability to reproduce.

My question: why isn't every chemical required to pass such a test? Why should anyone be allowed to knowingly put chemicals into our food, our environment, and our bodies without first proving that they are safe? Yes, I can see the burden this would place on business interests, but what about my interest in not dying of thyroid cancer? Or my sons' interest in being able to produce children of their own?