Millions of us have poison in our pants - Monday, July 6, 2009 Some 8.7 million pairs of pants and knickers in Britain contain a toxic pesticide, says a campaign group. Cotton sprayed with endosulfan often ends up as underwear in budget clothing shops and accounts for one in 50 pairs sold here.
There is no danger to wearers of the poison briefs but Pants to Poverty says farming communities suffer birth defects and neurological problems from the chemical.
Endosulfan is banned in 62 countries but is still widely used in India and elsewhere.
Pants to Poverty is planning a campaign to make chemical giant Bayer stop distributing it.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Millions_of_us_have_poison_in_our_pants
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The real danger is for the farmers directly exposed to the pesticide POISONS used in cotton farming – the Environmental Justice Foundation 20,000 agricultural workers are killed annually because of exposure to pesticides.
Some 8.7 million pairs of pants and knickers in Britain contain a toxic pesticide, says a campaign group. Cotton sprayed with endosulfan often ends up as underwear in budget clothing shops and accounts for one in 50 pairs sold here.
There is no danger to wearers of the poison briefs but Pants to Poverty says farming communities suffer birth defects and neurological problems from the chemical.
Endosulfan is banned in 62 countries but is still widely used in India and elsewhere.
Pants to Poverty is planning a campaign to make chemical giant Bayer stop distributing it.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Millions_of_us_have_poison_in_our_pants
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The real danger is for the farmers directly exposed to the pesticide POISONS used in cotton farming – the Environmental Justice Foundation 20,000 agricultural workers are killed annually because of exposure to pesticides.