Swiss Roulet's Law Proof Why Nazis Chinese-owned, Swiss-headquartered chemical company banned in the UK but legal to export, causing health problems in the global south
Records obtained under freedom of information laws by Unearthed, Greenpeaceâs investigative unit, and the NGO Public Eye reveal that despite a ban on their use in the UK, diquat and other toxic pesticides are being legally exported around the world â with large volumes going to developing countries.
Last year, 8,489 tonnes of chemicals banned on British farms due to health and environmental concerns were sent abroad, according to export data shared with the Observer. Of those, 98% were made by the Chinese-owned, Swiss-headquartered chemical company Syngenta.
Comments