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01/11/2008 12:12:39

Pesticide ban will raise prices



The National Farmers Union says that a proposed EU ban on pesticides could lead to the price of British fruit and vegetables doubling or even trebling.

The EU wants to ban farmers from using a wide range of chemicals which it says are dangerous to human health.

But the NFU says they are valuable tools in the fight against disease and pests and the ban would be "absurd".




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