Sri Lanka agro chemical firms forecast pesticide shortfalls
(LBO) - A group of agro firms have warned that Sri Lanka may run short of pesticides for the next growing season unless a controversy over the presence of arsenic is resolved quickly with independent testing.
`Croplife Sri Lanka` an industry grouping representing 26 agro chemical firms said arsenic is not an active ingredient in any pesticide marketed by them.
Researchers at Sri Lanka`s Kelaniya University have said that they found arsenic in pesticides, leading to speculation that they may be present in food and also causing diseases.
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