This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Two Commission decisions to allow residue levels of several pesticides banned in the EU in imported food were voted down today by Parliament. Parliament today rejected two Commission decisions allowing import tolerances (also known as maximum residue levels) for cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in or […]Pesticides: No residues of EU-banned products in imported food
September 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Two Commission decisions to allow residue levels of several pesticides banned in the EU in imported food were voted down today by Parliament. Parliament today rejected two Commission decisions allowing import tolerances (also known as maximum residue levels) for cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in or […]Pesticides: Public hearing with pesticide firms on toxicity studies
July 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Environment committee MEPs will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to query the disclosures by pesticide firms of the results of toxicity studies.A recent study has found that pesticide companies withheld toxicological studies from EU regulatory authorities for some pesticides, despite clear legal requirements […]MEPs call for a reduction in pesticides to protect bees
December 4, 2019 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Further reducing use of pesticides, more funds for research and better monitoring are urgently needed to save the EU’s bees, says the Environment Committee. The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee on Tuesday approved a resolution highlighting weaknesses in the EU Pollinator Initiative […]Pesticides: MEPs propose blueprint to improve EU approval procedure
January 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Plans to boost trust in the EU approval procedure of pesticides, by making it more transparent and accountable, were put forward by Parliament on Wednesday. MEPs agreed that the public should be granted access to the studies used in the procedure to authorise a […]Pesticides: MEPs propose blueprint to improve EU approval procedure
December 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Plans to boost trust in the EU approval procedure by making it more transparent and accountable were put forward by the special committee on pesticides. Among many proposals, MEPs agreed on Thursday that the public should be granted access to the studies used […]EU Commission – US hasten talks to avoid NGO reactions on free trade agreement
November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Last Friday 15 November the European Union and the United States concluded the second round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations in Brussels. The TTIP is a kind of enlarged free trade agreement involving the two largest trading partners of the world. It covers mainly the impediments after the borders (regulations and technical barriers) […]
