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19 Oct 2016

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ECCHR

Press release: Complaint against Bayer: Pesticides labels for India lack important warnings for pregnant women

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The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights has lodged a complaint with the regional Chamber of Agriculture in Bonn, Germany, against Bayer CropScience AG and Bayer AG. The reason: labels on pesticides must contain warnings about risks to health and the environment. In Europe Bayer sells the hazardous product Nativo 75 WG with the warning: “suspected of damaging the unborn child”. This warning is not included on the same product after it is exported to and made available in India. In a complaint to the Chamber’s department of plant protection, ECCHR calls on the authorities to determine whether Bayer is breaching rules on the export of pesticides. The department has the power to impose a fine or ban the export of Nativo. The complaint was co-signed by ECCHR partner organizations Kheti Virasat Mission, PAN Germany, and FIAN Deutschland...