Almost two-thirds of these exports by volume – 62% – go to poor countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Guatemala, Venezuela and India. Syngenta , the Swiss chemical firm , is exporting thousands of tonnes of highly toxic weedkiller paraquat , which was banned in the UK in 2007 , to developing countries from an industrial plant in the UK . Paraquat , also known by the name Musa , has been responsible for thousands of accidental deaths and suicides across the world . According to Swiss NGO Public Eye , Syngenta , which is responsible for 95 % of Europe ’s paraquat production , has exported 122,831 tonnes of the weedkiller from the UK since 2015 . Almost two thirds of the exports go to developing countries , including Brazil , Guatemala , India , Indonesia , Mexico and Venezuela .
Syngenta , the Swiss chemical firm , is exporting thousands of tonnes of highly toxic weedkiller paraquat , which was banned in the UK in 2007 , to developing countries from an industrial plant in the UK . Paraquat , also known by the name Musa , has been responsible for thousands of accidental deaths and suicides across the world . According to Swiss NGO Public Eye , Syngenta , which is responsible for 95 % of Europe ’s paraquat production , has exported 122,831 tonnes of the weedkiller from the UK since 2015 . Almost two thirds of the exports go to developing countries , including Brazil , Guatemala , India , Indonesia , Mexico and Venezuela .