Press releases
19 years after the first massive honeybee colony losses reported by beekeepers on imidacloprid-treated sunflower crops in France, the European Commission finally declared its intention to move concerning neonicotinoids.
Food Authority EFSA concluded today that seed-coating with the pesticides Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam and Clothianidin -all neonicotinoid insecticides- poses a high direct risk to bees from crops producing nectar and pollen such as sunflowers, oilseed rape and cotton.
New scandal concerning the Maximum Residue Limits of pesticides in food: reveals Générations Futures how in its calculations the European Commission artificially divides by 2 the amount of pesticides found in food to bring down the number of MRLs exceeding…on paper!
EFSA has a track record of working closely with industry and with industry-linked people presenting themselves as independent scientist. EFSA easily embraces industry ideas while forgetting about their mission to protect people and the environment.
EU Health Commissioner John Dalli decided to start a review of the approval of pesticide Chlorpyrifos after years of accumulated evidence of harm.
EFSA has asked Helen Thompson from the British Food Agency to write a report on interactions between pesticides and other factors in effects on bees.
Environmental and farming groups call for greener and fairer farming.
In 2011, EU Member States granted 230 pesticide authorizations for emergency situations. Again France is the top-user of the 120-day derogation with 32 cases.
The Scientific Committees of DG SANCO and EFSA this week adopted their opinions on the controversial risk management tool TTC, the threshold of toxicological concern.
An initial analysis of the new expert panels released by the European Food Safety Authority, published 25 June, raises questions about the effectiveness of EFSA’s new rules on conflicts of interest.
