The UK exported 8,500 tonnes of pesticides last year that are banned on British farms because of the dangers they pose to human health and nature.

Under British law, when a pesticide is banned, the ban does not extend to its production or export. This leaves companies free to keep manufacturing these products in the UK to be sold in countries with weaker regulations.

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‘Ultimate hypocrisy’: UK exported 8,500 tonnes of banned pesticides last year

^{Naira Hofmeister (Unearthed)}