Review quietly launched into health impacts of nitrate
About this episode
The episode discusses New Zealand's review into the health impacts of nitrate in drinking water, influenced by Denmark's actions regarding nitrate limits.
New Zealand has quietly launched a review into the health impacts of nitrate in drinking water, RNZ has learned. It follows moves by Denmark to drastically lower nitrate limits, based on studies linking it to cancer risk. Keiller MacDuff reports.
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