"Controversy Over Cancer-Linked Chemicals Deepens as Indian Company's Acquisition of Former Polluting Plant Raises Red Flags in Parliament. A Guardian investigation has sparked widespread protests across India after revealing that an Indian company, Laxmi Organic Industries, has acquired the former Miteni plant in Vicenza, Italy. The factory was shut down in 2018 following one of Italy's worst environmental contamination scandals, linked to the production of Pfas chemicals, which have been linked to cancer. Concerns over the lack of regulations and oversight on Pfas production have now been raised in parliament, as the Indian company's decision to partly rebuild the plant has raised fears of a repeat of the environmental disaster. Will the government take action to address these concerns and protect public health?"
Lack of Pfas regulations raised in parliament after Guardian revealed former Miteni plant bought by Indian companyProtests over the production of cancer-linked Pfas chemicals have spread across India, after an investigation revealed that an Italian factory shut down due to an environmental scandal was bought by an Indian company and partly rebuilt.At the end of last year, the Guardian revealed that the former Miteni plant in Vicenza had been acquired by the Indian company Laxmi Organic Industries. The factory produced Pfas and was shut down in 2018 after being linked to one of Italy’s worst environmental contamination scandals. Continue reading...
