The purpose of pesticides is not to add healthfulness to food. I doubt even the most scummy Monsanto PR rep would claim that. I think the goal is to make the yi

The purpose of pesticides is not to add healthfulness to food. I doubt even the most scummy Monsanto PR rep would claim that. I think the goal is to make the yield/health tradeoff equation balance out. Usually that's done by claiming the pesticides have little to no health consequences.