Fears of Pesticide Risk Confirmed by Report

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Monday, 12 September 2005

‘Farmer’s could be forced to curb spraying of toxic pesticides after a report from leading scientists warning that the chemicals could be poisoning tens of thousands of people living or working in the countryside.

The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution has spent the last year investigating claims that the 31,000 tons of chemicals sprayed on Britain’s farms each year are a toxic threat to humans. Until now government scientists and the pesticides industry have dismissed reports of miscarriages, elevated cancer rates and other diseases among those exposed to pesticides. Next week, however, the RCEP’s final report will say that such fears could be justified.’
Source: Sunday Times via www.soilassociation.org