doctors say people are getting sick .
but an associated press investigation in argentina found that pesticides are used haphazardly and in ways unanticipated by regulatory science , and specifically banned by law .
as argentine ranchers turn to higher - profit soybeans , formerly grass - fed cattle are fattened ... ( associated press ) in this sept. 23 , 2013 , photo , empty pesticide containers ready for recycling are collected inside an enclosure by the farming business association in gualeguaychu , in entre rios province , argentina .... ( associated press ) in this sept. 24 , 2013 photo , students play soccer during recess at a rural school near concepcion del uruguay , entre rios province , argentina .
teachers say the farm that abuts their school yard has been ... ( associated press ) overuse of chemicals : the monsanto co. promised adopting genetically modified crops would enable faster , cheaper production with fewer chemicals .
... ( associated press ) in this sept. 26 , 2013 , photo , sofia gatica participates in a protest to block trucks from entering the site where monsanto company is building its largest latin american seed production plant , in the ... ( associated press ) in this march 31 , 2013 , photo , camila veron , 2 , born with multiple organ problems and severely disabled , stands outside her home in avia terai , in chaco province , argentina .
doctors told camila 's mother , ... ( associated press ) in this march 31 , 2013 , photo , erika , left , and her twin sister macarena , who suffer the agrochemicals that have powered a global commodities boom have been ruled safe if used properly by the u.s. environmental protection agency and many other regulators .
correction to remove sentence about glyphosate , which contains incorrect data , and add a substitute sentence - in this may 2 , 2013 photo , empty agrochemical containers including monsanto 's roundup products ... ( associated press ) in this april 16 , 2013 , photo , felix san roman walks on his property in rawson , in buenos aires province , argentina .
true at first , but the overall chemical burden has grown eightfold since 1990 in argentina as farmers blend in more toxic chemicals to kill resistant weeds and squeeze in up to three harvests a year .