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ABC under fire for publishing "false and misleading" paraquat claims

APVMA is pushing for a correction from ABC regarding claims in its articles about paraquat.

APVMA said many of the practices described in the Landline story are historical and do not meet current requirements for the use of agvet chemical products. Among these practices were stories of kids standing in fields to guide spray planes and getting doused in chemicals.  Credit: Malcolm Leman, Shutterstock.

APVMA said many of the practices described in the Landline story are historical and do not meet current requirements for the use of agvet chemical products. Among these practices were stories of kids standing in fields to guide spray planes and getting doused in chemicals. Credit: Malcolm Leman, Shutterstock.

AUSTRALIAN Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has been accused of publishing false and misleading claims about a key herbicide, with the nation's chemical regulator now pushing for a correction.  Australian...

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