Times of Malta The insecticide fipronil poses a “high acute risk” to honeybees from pesticide dust when it was used to treat maise seeds, a report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded. But the agency said it could not establish the impact of ... and more »
Farming UK The insecticide fipronil poses a high acute risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize, EFSA has concluded in a report requested by the European Commission. EFSA was asked to perform a risk assessment of fipronil , paying particular ...
FoodNavigator.com A new EFSA report (found here ) identified possible risks to bees from additional seed treatment with fipronil – noting that several data gaps were identified with regard exposure via dust, from consumption of contaminated nectar and pollen, and from ...
agprofessional.com The European Union's European Food Safety Authority issued its report on the risks to honey bees from fipronil seed treatments used on corn. EFSA was asked to perform a risk assessment of fipronil , with a particular focus on the acute and chronic ...
Chemistry World The EFSA risk assessment comes just days after the European commission agreed restrictions on the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides – clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam – deemed harmful to bees would come into force on 1 December. and more »
