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Banned Pesticides in EU Still Being Exported
Pesticides banned in the European Union (EU) continue to be produced on the continent and exported, putting workers' health at risk, a study released today by environmental association Zero indicates.
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The report, 'EU Pesticide Export Ban: What are the consequences?' shows, according to Zero, that if the production of these pesticides in the EU were banned, it would not put jobs in Europe at risk and would at the same time have a positive impact on the health of people and the environment in importing countries.
The environmental association explains that several pesticides have been banned in Europe because they are considered dangerous to humans and the environment, but European companies continue to produce and export them, threatening human health and the environment in importing countries.
"At the same time, the EU imports food produced with these substances, leading to the exposure of EU consumers through residues in imported food and also putting EU farmers in a situation of unfair competition", says Zero in the statement.
In 2020, the European Commission promised measures to ensure that these banned chemicals would no longer be produced for export, with manufacturers warning that this would "cause significant job losses" and harm the competitiveness of the sector. In addition, the ban would have no positive effect on importing countries.
"This report shows that none of these claims are true", says Zero.
The data indicate that the EU is the world's leading pesticide exporting region. In 2022, it exported 714,000 tonnes of agricultural pesticides, of which 81,615 tonnes were 41 banned pesticides.
The study indicates that an export ban in the seven main producing countries could lead to a potential total loss of 25 jobs (2022 data) for the entire EU.
While the negative impact of the ban on the EU economy would be minimal, the positive impact on third countries would be "very significant", because the ban "would mean that the availability of highly hazardous pesticides in importing countries would decrease, which would encourage the impetus to replace them with safer alternatives", says Zero.
Read Also: University of Coimbra evaluates the use of pesticides in Bairrada vineyards (Portuguese version)
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