Citation

Eddleston M. BMJ 2023; 382: p1838.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.p1838

PMID

37586726

Abstract

Sarkar’s article about deaths from pesticide self-poisoning in South Asia conflicts with current evidence, which indicates that “safe storage,” favoured by industry, is ineffective and toxic pesticide bans, recommended by the World Health Organization, are highly effective.12 Experts are not “wondering if bans on pesticides are enough.”

She discusses pesticide storage lockers, which have been promoted by industry because they deflect blame to farmers. But farmers have not “chosen” to use toxic pesticides unsafely. Pesticides were introduced during the agricultural “green revolution” into communities that remain ...

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