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thesmtsolver2 | on: EU-banned pesticides found in rice, tea and spices
> EU countries export these banned pesticides to third countries

Shouldn't EU ban ideally exports of good that it bans internally?

rsynnott | parent | next
The EU has said it will, and some member states, like France, have, but a full ban is still pending.
rplnt | parent | next
Couldn't it also be case where the pesticides are fine to use on potatoes but not on tomatoes, for example?
psychoslave | root | parent
No, pesticide are volatile and can poison water deep in earth no matter which thing was the initial target.
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im3w1l | parent | next
Only if you see the world in black and white and those pesticides being an absolute evil. But if you see it as a complicated tradeoff where whats right for one country can be wrong for another then it's unproblematic.
thesmtsolver2 | root | parent | next
> But if you see it as a complicated tradeoff where whats right for one country can be wrong for another then it's unproblematic.

How can anyone entertain that belief unless:

a) they think people in other countries have a different biology

b) profits matter more than the health of people in other countries (mostly former colonies of Europe)

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gibspaulding | root | parent
In other words, “yes, definitely”. But they won’t because €€€€€.
psychoslave | parent
Ideally we would all be exemplar citizen of the world direct-democratic federation, careful of avoiding any compromission and bribery in our wonderful system. Ideally we would all always optimize for sustainability, careful to keep our action in contemporary reciprocal mutual benefits, in the extend that we confidently believe also able to bring prosperity and peace to future human generations.

Concretely, my friend, I'm afraid this is not quite the world the power imbalances lead us to.