The U.K. government has won an appeal against a High Court judgment last November in a case brought by campaigner Georgina Downs over pesticide spraying. The Court of Appeal ruling, issued last week, overturns the High Court judgment, which said the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) failed to comply with its obligations under European law to protect residents and bystanders from possible harmful exposure to pesticides during crop spraying. "This outcome is a victory for common sense," National Farmers' Union President Peter Kendall said. "The regulations governing pesticides and spraying are already very strict, and any additional regulation would add further unnecessary burdens on farmers."
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