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Govt recalls 18 agrochemicals from market over cancer
Some of the banned chemicals include: Alpha cypermethrin, atrazine, ametryn, butachlor, carbendazim, carbofuran, chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos, dichlorvos, dimethoate, diuron, fipronil, imidacloprid, indoxacarb, mancozeb, profenofos, propanil and thiamethoxam.
Some of the pesticides that are still on sale at Container village, Kampala.
By: Charles Etukuri, Journalists @New Vision
KAMPALA - The Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, has recalled 18 agrochemicals and pesticides, citing extended side effects on crops, livestock and human