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Ten companies reported to police for pesticide rule violations

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has reported ten companies to the police for violating pesticide regulations.
  • Inspections in 2025 found violations in 75% of the 88 inspected pesticide businesses, including unregistered products and improper storage.
  • The violations, deemed severe in ten cases, led to police reports, with the environment minister criticizing the companies' non-compliance.

Ten Danish companies face police charges for flouting pesticide rules, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday. During control visits in 2025, the agency's Chemical Inspectorate found that 75% of the 88 inspected businesses, including dealers, manufacturers, and importers of pesticides, had violated regulations.

These violations encompassed a range of offenses, such as failing to register products, storing pesticides improperly, and possessing illegal pesticides. In ten instances, the breaches were considered severe enough by the inspectorate to warrant a police report.

Environment Minister Maria Reumert Gjerding expressed strong disapproval of the companies' actions. "It is deeply problematic that so many companies working with pesticides are breaking the rules," she stated in the press release. The agency's findings highlight significant compliance issues within the pesticide industry.

It is deeply problematic that so many companies, who work with pesticides, break the rules.

— Maria Reumert GjerdingThe Environment Minister's statement on the companies' non-compliance.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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