Thailand Labels Ginger, 12 Other Herbs as “Hazardous Plants”
Ginger and chilli are among the plants deemed “hazardous” by Thailand’s Department of Agriculture in a recent announcement.
Instead of only regulating the toxic pesticides used by large-scale agriculture, Thailand’s new law mandates that the plants themselves should be treated as hazardous substances. Farmers take this to mean that even their small-scale organic farms must follow expensive safety regulations, or else face risk of jail time.
Organic farmers are fighting back and threatening to sue the government if the list is not removed from the law.
