«Paraquat is a dangerous pesticide. It can cause fatal poisonings in adults and children after ingestion of minimal amounts or after skin contact with concentrated as well as diluted solution. Victims suffer a painful suffocating death. Skin, eye and nail lesions occur very frequently among paraquat users, sometimes in the form of severe chemical burns. The greatest burden of health consequences from paraquat use is carried by agricultural workers and their families in poor developing countries. Paraquat must be banned worldwide.»

«We know that paraquat is extremely poisonous and extremely hazardous to health. Using paraquat could put thousands of people at risk of injury and death, especially in poor countries where people don't have the possibility or know how to protect themselves when using herbicides. But even in the EU, there are reports of poisonings.»