"The shipments went to 18 different countries. Top importers included the US, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. A significant amount also went to the EU – where these pesticides are banned – to be re-exported elsewhere.

Five companies were involved in this trade, but Syngenta was responsible for 8,282 tonnes of the exports – or 98%.

The UK’s top three banned pesticide exports were all Syngenta products"

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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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https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/12/08/ultimate-hypocrisy-uk-exported-8500-tonnes-banned-pesticides/