A report from Argentinian doctors' organisation, Physicians in the Crop Sprayed Town, suggested pyriproxyfen, a larvicide used in drinking water supplies to control mosquitoes, was behind the cases of microcephaly.
There was a highly significant reduction in mean cost of items supplied to control patients compared to clinic patients (t=3.34, point estimate for difference=16.49, CI=6.72 26.26, P<0.001).
Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC, said: "Retailers are firmly on the side of consumers in negotiating with suppliers and improving efficiencies in the supply chain to control the inflationary pressure that is building through the devaluation of the pound.
0.26 g), bred from 2 males and 2 females (obtained from a local aquarium supply store) to control for genetic variance, were randomly assigned to 12 aquaria (35 l) with 15 fish per tank at approximately 20 weeks of age.
The plaintiff farmers were fighting a New Deal imposed supply management system that had the support of many farmers and like OPEC, controls supply to ensure a fair price is received for their product.
A recovery in the US truck market - where the company supplies catalysts to control emissions - helped offset weak precious metal prices.
