An undisclosed amount of paddy was recently rejected by the European market after high levels of the pesticide Sevin was found prompting the Millers Association to call on millers and rice farmers to cease its use.
Head of the Association, Dr Peter deGroot told Stabroek News yesterday that the pesticide is banned in various EU countries and as a result a large quantity of paddy was rejected.
He said that he was surprised by the popularity of the pesticide here noting that he was not aware of its wide use
