Paraquat, dichloropropene, cyanamide… These pesticides, like many others, are banned in the European Union for their recognized harmfulness.
And yet, they are produced and exported by the agrochemical industry.
Nothing illegal.
But a "
policy of double standards
" which must end, asks a group of 70 NGOs.
In a letter sent this week to the European Commission, they call on the executive to ban the export of these products.
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This trade is not marginal and tends to increase as products are banned in the Union.
In 2018 alone, these exports amounted to 81,615 tonnes and concern 41 substances banned in the EU, according to a survey by the Swiss association Public Eye and the British branch of Greenpeace, published in September.
Alongside giants like Bayer and BASF, Swiss firm Syngenta is by far the largest producer of banned pesticides, manufactured in various factories, most of which are in the UK and
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