The Never Ending Impacts of a Neonicotinoid Ban
November 14, 2017
Editor’s Note: EFSA risk assessments need to be evaluated in light of (1) previous EFSA work on neonicotinoids being determined to be unfit for government use (2) EFSA’s conflicts of interest and (3) data demonstrating that neonic bans don’t help bees.
From: Horticulture Week
by Matthew Appleby
After Defra said it wants an end to neonicotinoid use, Friends of the Earth has increased its campaign demanding Homebase/Bunnings ban use of the pesticides and for the RHS to be clear on neonics in Perfect for Pollinators, while EFSA says it will update risk assessments.
Defra secretary of state Michael Gove’s statement this week that he wants to see the end of neonicotinoid use in Britain prompted Friends of the Earth to protest outside Homebase/Bunnings this week to get the garden centre/DIY chain to stop its growers using the pesticides.
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And the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) has announced this week that updated risk assessments on the potential risks to bees from neonicotinoid pesticides will be finalised in February 2018.
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