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Neonicoinoids: sales up in France, despite ban.

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[multilanguage_switcher]Why, when we need bees so much, do we still spray our crops with bee-killing pesticides?  France alone has seen a 4% increase in sal…

By ajh July 5, 2017
In France, News & features

Bisphenol A recognized unanimously as an endocrine disruptor by ECHA

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[multilanguage_switcher]The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on 16 June that Bisphenol A is a “substance of very high concern bec…

By ajh June 18, 2017
In France, News & features

Controversial weed killer glyphosate cleared by European Chemicals Agency

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[multilanguage_switcher]The controversy over the chemical weed killer glyphosate continues.  On 15 March the

By ajh March 31, 2017
In France, News & features

Endocrine disruptors: more needs to be done

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[multilanguage_switcher]The French Senate’s European commission voted on 12 January to maintain products on the market that Brussels has labelled ‘suspected’ endocrine disruptors, arguing that :

  • withdrawal of ‘suspected’ endocrine disru…
By ajh January 28, 2017
In France, News & features

Glyphosate: the War on Weeds

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[multilanguage_switcher]The five-acre field up our road stretched out like a yellow pall under the sky, desiccated.  The local farmer had sprayed it before re-ploughing and sowing his next crop. He sprayed it with glyphosate – what dosage we’ll ne…

By ajh July 12, 2016
In France, News & features, Normandy Notebook
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