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Bananas may be the cause of sterility in at least 5,000 agricultural workers from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama. According to five lawsuits filed in the U.S. banana pickers claim they were left sterile after being exposed in the 1970s to the pesticide known as DBCP. Long-term exposure to the pesticide causes male reproductive problems, including decreased sperm count and it is probable human carcinogen. This is the first time such a case has come before a U.S. court. Some of the multinational corporations named in the lawsuit include Dole and Dow.

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