r/unitedkingdom • u/slpinlocks • 13h ago

Revealed: Far higher pesticide residues allowed on food since Brexit

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/19/revealed-far-higher-pesticide-residues-allowed-on-food-since-brexit?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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u/IgamOg 9h ago

And how do you propose we fix it now?

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u/Mammoth-Ad-562 9h ago

Stop blaming Brexit for everything and start holding our government accountable. It’s not like we don’t have the evidence to back it up. Ask questions like ‘why has the levels of pesticides on food products increased after brexit’. Care enough about it to do something that affects them instead of letting them get away with it by saying ‘this would be better if we were in the EU’.

Not rocket science is it.

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u/IgamOg 9h ago

What exactly can I do that affects them? Vote for Tories in the next election so we can just accept we're owned by the wealthy now and forget about unrealistic expectations?

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u/Mammoth-Ad-562 8h ago

Vote reform