Ontario College of Family Physicians

The Ontario College of Family Physicians is an organization in Ontario for family physicians. It is known for its review of the health effects of pesticides.

In 2004 researchers from the Ontario College of Family Physicians reviewed the epidemiological literature from 1992 to 2003 on health effects and concluded that "exposure to all the commonly used pesticides — phenoxyherbicides, organophosphates, carbamates, and pyrethrins — has shown positive associations with adverse health effects"[1] Shortly after its release the review was criticized by the UK's Advisory on Pesticides Committee,[2] which the authors responded to.[3] In 2007 related reviews were published in separate articles on the cancer effects[4] and the non-cancer effects.[5]

  1. ^ Sanborn et al. (2004). Systematic Review of Pesticide Human Health Effects Archived 2009-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. Ontario College of Family Physicians.
  2. ^ Coggon D. (2004). Assessment of the Review by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides. ACP.
  3. ^ Response from the Authors of the 'Ontario report'..ACP.
  4. ^ Bassil KL, Vakil C, Sanborn M, Cole DC, Kaur JS, Kerr KJ (October 2007). "Cancer health effects of pesticides: systematic review". Can Fam Physician. 53 (10): 1704–11. PMC 2231435. PMID 17934034.
  5. ^ Sanborn M, Kerr KJ, Sanin LH, Cole DC, Bassil KL, Vakil C (October 2007). "Non-cancer health effects of pesticides: systematic review and implications for family doctors". Can Fam Physician. 53 (10): 1712–20. PMC 2231436. PMID 17934035.