Government response to pesticide consultation fails to deliver protection for people and environment E-mail
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The publication of the UK Government response to the implementation of the EU Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (SUD) has been met with disappointment by the Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK).

The hopes of David Cameron for this to be ‘the greenest government ever’, are completely undermined by this disgraceful response to the public consultation issued by DEFRA today”, said Nick Mole, Policy Officer at PAN UK.

 

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