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Australian food is grown with dangerous chemicals banned in other countries According to a UK environmental group, Australia allows the use of 144 highly hazardous pesticide ingredients, compared with 73 in Britain. Photograph: D-Keine/Getty Images Source:Theguardian Australia has a global reputation as a source of clean food. In fact, the country has some of the most lax regulation of pesticide use in the western world The dirty dozen: 12 pesticides that are banned elsewhere but still used in Australia Follow today’s news, live Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast At the height of the mouse plague in Australia last year, the floors of farm sheds were alive with mice. Like a heaving grey carpet, the rodents scuttled around wheat silos, infested machinery and ran through people’s homes. Farmers across the state of New South Wales used shovels to clean up the carcasses each morning as they battled to control the outbreak ...