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Weed killer outlawed over risk to unborn babies

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The use or sale of a herbicide linked to irreversible health problems in unborn babies has been made illegal, with no phase-out period.

Dacthal is used on crops such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, turf and cotton, stopping weeds at the shooting or sprouting stage.

But it must be immediately pulled from sale across Australia after the pesticides authority on Thursday cancelled approval of all...


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