7 Highlights

• Costa Rican banana farms use pesticides banned by the EU, affecting health.
• Pesticides like Chlorpyrifos are neurotoxic, impacting children's health.
• • High pesticide use in Costa Rica harms the environment and ecosystems.
  • Students were hospitalized after pesticide exposure near their school.
  • Dole allegedly uses Paraquat, banned in the EU, affecting locals' health.
  • Local advocates call EU pesticide exports 'chemical colonialism.'
  • There's a push for organic farming to reduce pesticide health risks.