Gardeners beware: household chemicals banned overseas are still used in Australia

From tomato dust to snail pellets, Australia takes a much more relaxed approach to household pesticide use than other countriesHow can I reduce my pesticide exposure?Who tests your food for pesticides in Australia?Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastWhen Kelvin McNickle discovered in his 30s he had non-Hodgkin lymphoma, he wondered whether it could be due to the Roundup he had used for more than a decade while clearing vegetation for councils.Now living in Queensland, he has become the lead plaintiff in a major class action being brought by Maurice Blackburn in Australia against chemical giant, Monsanto. Continue reading...