Toxic Business
The profits international chemical companies are making in Africa at the cost of the health of locals
International chemical companies sell highly toxic agro-chemicals in Kenya, which have been long-since banned in Europe. These chemicals are causing major health and environmental issues for farmers.
In Kenya, these toxic chemicals are sold without any regulations in agricultural shops all over the country. ‘We are very concerned when we find that big corporations are selling products here which are not acceptable in Europe or the US’, says Daniel Maingi, from the Kenyan Food Alliance. One company, Bayer, was sentenced to pay damages after one of its products was linked to causing cancer. ‘Often this information is not even available’, says Dr Bollmohr, environmental scientist.
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