Mark Purdey and Organophosphate

Synopsis

Between the late 70s and 1982 British farmers were forced by law to treat their cows for warble fly with an organophosphate called phosmet. Seeing how his own organically reared cows never developed BSE, but phosmet-treated cattle brought onto the farm did, Somerset dairy farmer Mark Purdey refused to treat his herd. In 1984 MAFF took him to the High Court, but lost. Purdey has continued to investigate the link between organophosphates and BSE and take on the pesticicide industry, but his campaign has suffered a series of mysterious setbacks.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2002

Year of production

2001

Subjects

Agriculture; Politics & government

Keywords

BSE; organic farming; organophosphates; pesticides; globalisation; conspiracy theories

Distribution Formats

Type

VHS

Format

PAL

Price

£20.00

Availability

Sale

Year

2004

Production Company

Name

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Distributor

Name

Cultureshop.org

Email

http://www.cultureshop.org/contactus.php?

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Phone

0117 942 7813

Address

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Notes

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