• iridaniotter [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Many decades ago, it was approved in Europe but blocked in the US. Then it turned out to cause birth defects. I'm sure Europe has changed their regulation of it since then.

    • TraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I don't like the EU for a myriad reasons, but the use of the precautionary principle as a base for their consumer protection is very much a good thing.

      Even if the motherfuckers are dragging their feet on pesticides and overall agricultural awful shit, but that's mostly because 40% of the EU budget goes to agricultural subsidies.