UK condemned over 'shocking' export of deadly weedkiller to poorer countries
by Alice Ross from Environment | The Guardian on (#2ZXVS)
UK accused of double standards as thousands of tonnes of pesticide not authorised for use in EU are produced in Britain for export to developing world
A highly toxic weedkiller not authorised for use in the EU is being exported to developing countries from a UK factory.
Paraquat, a pesticide so lethal that a single sip can be fatal, has caused thousands of accidental deaths and suicides globally, and was outlawed by EU states in 2007.
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