Brussels, Belgium, 1-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Almost 60% of experts sitting on the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) panels have direct or indirect links with industries regulated by the agency, according to an independent screening performed by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Non Profit, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged conflicts of interest, conflicts of interest scandals, contaminants, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), credibility, EFSA, EFSA's independence policy, EU food safety authority, European Food Safety Authority, experts, food additives, food safety, freelance journalist, GMOs, Martin Pigeon, packaging, Pesticides, private consultancy contracts, research funding, Stéphane Hore
16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A Commission proposal to restrict the use of Fipronil, an insecticide which has recently been identified as posing an acute risk to Europe’s honey bee population, was backed by Member State experts meeting today in the Standing … Read the full press release
Basel, Switzerland, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Syngenta acknowledged that European Union (EU) Member States for the second time failed to agree on the European Commission’s proposal for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. The latest decision should compel the Commission to return to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, Chemicals, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged ban, Basel, bee health, bee health decline, disease, EFSA, health of bees, John Atkin, key crop protection technology, loss of habitat, neonicotinoid, neonicotinoid pesticides, Nutrition, Operation Pollinator initiative, Pesticides, Syngenta, viruses
Brussels, 2-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, EU Member States did not reach a qualified majority – either in favour or against – in the Appeal Committee1 which discussed a Commission proposal to restrict the use of 3 neonicotinoid insecticides. Tonio Borg, Health and Consumer Commissioner, said: “Although a majority of Member States now … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Environment, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged Bees, Brussels, clothianidin, EC, imidacloprid, neonicotinoid insecticides, Pesticides, thiametoxam, Tonio Borg
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