Suriya faces lawsuits for toxin ban U-turnIndustry Minister Suriya JungrungreangkitA network of advocates for a ban on three toxic farm chemicals is threatening to file a lawsuit against Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit over the decision by the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to scrap it. The group said the reversal of the ban on the herbicide glyphosate and delay in the prohibitions against the herbicide paraquat and pesticide chlorpyrifos was illegal. The decision was made at a meeting on Nov 27, chaired by Mr Suriya who was appointed as the new chairman of the NHSC. However, Mr Suriya shrugged off the legal threat by the group, saying the NHSC will meet again this month to second its resolution made on Nov 27. Mr Suriya insisted that the decision will remain unchanged.

Source: Bangkok Post December 02, 2019 22:41 UTC