Dole, Del Monte, Dow Chemical Sued Over Banana Pesticide
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Dole Food Co., Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and Dow Chemical Co. were sued by more than 1,000 banana plantation workers from Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama in a new round of cases claiming injury from a pesticide.
The chemical, dibromochloropropane, has been linked to sterility, miscarriages, birth defects, cancer, eye problems, skin disorders and kidney damage, according to eight separate complaints filed since May 31 in federal court in Delaware.