Monday 16 October, 2023

Sector hits back at 'toxic poster child of Europe' pesticide slur

Campaign branded 'disingenuous and misleading' by industry experts

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Industry experts have dismissed 'toxic' claims as inaccurate
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Industry experts have dismissed 'toxic' claims as inaccurate

The farming sector has hit back at claims that Britain has become the ‘toxic poster child of Europe', after the UK Government was accused of allowing the use of pesticides which are banned in the EU...

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