EU, UK And Syngenta Still Selling Banned Pesticide

This dangerous fungicide chlorothalonil was banned in the European Union (EU) three years ago. So why is it still being sent to developing countries by the EU members and the United Kingdom? Lottie Limb reported for Euronews.Green recently.

Photo Insert: The Swiss-headquartered, Chinese-owned pesticides giant Syngenta was behind more than 40% of the volume of chlorothalonil products alerted to the European Chemicals Agency.

Chlorothalonil is a hazardous chemical that was banned in the EU in 2020 over its potential to pollute groundwater and cause cancer.

But Germany, Italy and the UK are among European countries still shipping out hundreds of tons of chlorothalonil-based pesticides to poorer nations, a new investigation by Greenpeace UK’s Unearthed unit and Swiss NGO Public Eye has revealed.

Most of the exports were from Germany (302 tons), followed by Italy (242 tons) and Belgium (234 tons.) Greece, the Netherlands and Spain were also involved, while the UK dispatched 104 tons of chlorothalonil-based pesticides last year.

The Swiss-headquartered, Chinese-owned pesticides giant Syngenta was behind more than 40% of the volume of chlorothalonil products alerted to the European Chemicals Agency.

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