BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) — Brazil’s environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta, alleging the company caused “environmental damage” by producing and selling pesticides using much higher concentrations of a carcinogen than allowed under law, according to court documents.
IBAMA told a federal judge in Sao Paulo it had found evidence of use of a substance called bronopol at levels almost three times above the quantity authorized in the manufacturing of insecticide Engeo Pleno.
Syngenta said it presented before the court “proof of the non-existence of any type of risk or environmental damage” resulting from the allegations made.
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