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Farmers and Beekepers together ?

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A European Bee Partnership, the first ever integrated approach of its kind in Europe, was launched last Friday 29th June at the outcome of the European Parliament’s Bee Week.

The idea of the Partnersh…

By ajh July 5, 2018
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Neonicotinoids : EU proposes stricter bans

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The European Commission proposed on 27 April a ban on the use  – in open air – of three neonicotinoids clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam.

These substances have already been under partial ban for several years and have been subject of muc…

By ajh April 29, 2018
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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
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Bee-killing neonicotinoids to be banned by European Commission

0 Three-quarters of the world’s agricultural food crops require pollination, most of which is done by bees. Our world food supplies – and thus our security – depends on them.

[multilanguage_switcher]Next month the European Food Safety Authority/EFSA will – according to reports *- propose a ban on 3 neonicotinoids, those pesticides which kill bees:

By ajh April 6, 2017
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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
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