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People get sick because of contaminants in the water, soil, or air. The health impacts arise via the exposure of whole populations to contaminated environments “downstream” of food production, via pollution of soil, air, and water resources, or exposure to livestock-based pathogens (e.g., contamination of drinking water with nitrates, agriculture-based air pollution, antimicrobial resistance).

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) – chemicals that interfere with hormonal systems – are ubiquitous in food systems and are generally seen to pose one of the greatest challenges for public health. EDCs cause annual health costs of USD 217 billion in the EU (1.28% of GDP) and USD 340 billion in the USA (2.33% of GDP) [7].