Effects of pesticides on the right to food 2017, para. 103
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Implementing the right to adequate food and health requires proactive measures to eliminate harmful pesticides. Corporations have the responsibility to ensure that the chemicals they produce and sell do not pose threats to these rights. There continues to be a general lack of awareness of the dangers posed by certain pesticides, a condition exacerbated by industry efforts to downplay the harm being done as well as complacent Governments that often make misleading assertions that existing legislation and regulatory frameworks provide sufficient protection.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Environment
Food & Nutrition
Health
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N.A.
Year
2017
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Food, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/48, para. 103.