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1/ A CAUTIONARY TALE: In the 70s the UK Govt introduced Organophosphates (OPs) as miracle new dip to kill blowfly, mites, lice, ticks etc on sheep without damaging aquatic life. Then through the 80s they made it compulsory for British farmers to dip their sheep with this twice…
2/ a year. It was deemed totally safe and thus had very little precautionary advice on the bottles. But through the 80s & into the 90s a huge number of farmers became ill. From being some of the most resilient in the work force many were bed-ridden.They weren’t believed..
3/ as they looked fine. It turned out that this wonder chemical was actually found to have a devastating impact on the central nervous system of humans if they were sufficiently exposed to it. Eventually 100s of farmers formed a class action law suit. The Govt…
