Outcry at refusal to ban toxic chemicals
Consumer groups have vowed to ramp up their campaign to force the national committee on hazardous substances to ban three hazardous farm chemicals immediately, not in another two years.
Comprising 686 civic groups, they have come together under the banner of the Thai Pesticides Alert Network (Thai-PAN). The group also comprises doctors from the Public Health Ministry and state hospitals as well as academics who are calling for a complete ban on paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos.
Bangkok Post Reporter
