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    Soil Association launches campaign to stop chicken farmers using toxic pesticides

    Simon KingBy Simon KingMay 9, 20222 Mins Read
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    The Soil Association says that Brazilian soya uses a cocktail of hazardous pesticides
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    The Soil Association has launched a campaign to stop chicken farmers from using feed sourced from Latin America, where it is grown using ‘toxic’ pesticides.

    Its new “Stop Poison Poultry” highlighted that British shoppers are unknowingly buying chicken that is linked to the poisoning of people and rare tropical animals in Latin America.

    The Soil Association said billions of bees, macaw parrots, endangered tapirs, fish, frogs, birds of prey and bats across Latin American ecosystems have fallen victim to the toxic chemicals sprayed on soya, which is then exported to the UK to feed chickens and other livestock.

    The UK imports one million tonnes of soya each year, much of it coming from Brazil, a country that sees around 70,000 human pesticide poisonings every year, the Soil Association said.

    Cathy Cliff, campaigns advisor at the Soli Association, said: “British shoppers should be able to walk into a supermarket and buy food that isn’t harming children, killing bees, or threatening rare and treasured wildlife thousands of miles away.

    “The scale of highly hazardous pesticide use in Brazil is terrifying, as is our chicken industry’s reliance on these soya crops.”

    Ms Cliff added: “These poisonings are not the fault of British farmers or retailers, but the evidence is deeply concerning. British businesses and the UK Government must respond.”

    “Our farmers should be able to purchase feeds that don’t harm biodiversity and communities. Now is the time to invest in UK protein crops and ease our reliance on imported soya – British businesses can lead the way in addressing this environmental challenge.”

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    With more than 25 years' experience in business-to-business publishing, Simon is editor of LBM titles Pest and OvertheCounter. Big fan of Manchester United.

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