(William Lailey via SWNS)
Families living near a former chemical plant have been told not to eat vegetables grown in their gardens or eggs laid by pet chickens amid fears they contain cancer-causing toxins.
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Concerned resident Sam Linacre-Hammond. (William Lailey via SWNS)
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(William Lailey via SWNS)
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(William Lailey via SWNS)
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