This article has been taken from The Guardian Web site, Sunday 18th January 2009.
Once more the National Farmers' Union – the lobby organisation for the people who grow our food – is fighting a ludicrous campaign against healthier food.
A recent vote in the European parliament will result in a ban on a clutch of pesticide products deemed "hazardous" to human health. Backed by the majority of member states as well as by MEPs, the new pesticide legislation aims to halve the number of toxic products used in farming by the year 2013.
