FARMERS are concerned their livestock and produce could be barred from sale because of chemicals used in coal-seam gas drilling.
In a submission to the federal government about this year's budget, the National Farmers' Federation urged the government to accelerate assessment of the chemicals used in the coal-seam gas industry and in underground coal gasification, The Australian Financial Review reports.
The lobby group said the issue was becoming a legal headache for farmers, who are required by law to sign declarations vouching that their produce and livestock are free of certain chemicals.
"Farmers need to be assured that the chemicals that come into contact with commodities on their farms are suitable for contact with agricultural produce, and that the relevant withholding period has been enacted," the submission says.
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