'Pesticide scandal': UK branded biggest exporter of 'banned' chemicals

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'Pesticide scandal': UK branded biggest exporter of 'banned' chemicals

Greenpeace investigation reveals how a loophole is allowing UK firms to export 'banned' hazardous agrochemicals to developing countries

An investigation by Greenpeace's Unearthed journalism unit has uncovered exports of 32,000 tonnes of 'banned' agrochemicals from the UK in 2018. The pesticides have been banned for use on EU soil but...

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