date:Mar 07, 2019
a number of other countries, but in New Zealand the amount used has risen five-fold since 2004 to 42 tonnes a year according to economic consultants Sapere. At least four people in New Zealand died using it intentionally between 2007 and 2015.
​Paraquat has been used in New Zealand since the 1960s, mostly on clover seed and lucerne crops, but also on a wide range of foods for humans: brassicas, green beans, kumara, lettuce, onions, potatoes, spinach, strawberries, and sweet corn.
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