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Vegetables in the UK Ruined by Manure Contaminated With Toxic Fertilizer

The Guardian UK is reporting on gardeners who have unknowingly poisoned their own vegetables by using manure contaminated with a powerful herbicide, causing plants and vegetables to grow "deformed and withered" in gardens and allotments across the UK. The pesticide appears to have entered the food chain via grass treated twelve months ago: "Experts say the grass was probably made into silage, then fed to cattle during the winter months. The herbicide remained present in the silage, passed through the animal and into manure that was later sold." The extent of this problem is not known, but gardeners are being warned not to eat any home-grown vegetables that bear signs of damage by the herbicide, and are being advised not...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Raphael, June 28, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Tagged: aminopyralid, Dow, England, farming, Forefront, gardening, herbicides, manure, pesticides, UK

Pesticide Loads of Common Fruits and Vegetables: Downloadable Guide

A wallet guide that lists the relative amounts of pesticides found in the most common citizens of the produce aisle. [Tip o' the hat to Simon]...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 30, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: fruits, grocery shopping, health, pesticides, produce, vegetables