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Typical English roast dinner potentially ‘drenched’ in 102 pesticides, says report

pesticide usage survey](https://pusstats.fera.co.uk/home) for 2024, showed 102 – including seven banned in the EU

Use of toxic Pfas in consumer goods must be urgently restricted, MPs say

banning it, companies should need approval before they introduce a new Pfas substance.” Dr Shubhi Sharma from Chem Trust was one of a number of environmental campaigners who welcomed the report. “Swift, decisive action

EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer

banned in [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news) since 2023 over fears of the chemical’s impact on human health. Now a wide-ranging new trade agreement with the EU could force the UK to fall into

Campaigners call for ban on use of weedkiller glyphosate at harvest time

EU in 2023, and campaigners are now calling on the UK government to do the same. The chemical is still licensed for other uses on the continent. On Wednesday, the Soil Association launched a campaign