Defra challenged over sugar beet pesticide permission

Campaign group forces investigation accusing Government of failure to comply with environmental law

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An environmental campaign group is challenging Defra's authorisation of a banned pesticide
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An environmental campaign group is challenging Defra's authorisation of a banned pesticide

The environmental watchdog has launched an investigation into the Government's emergency authorisation of a banned pesticide used to protect sugar beet seeds. The Office for Environmental Protection...

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