Grist The agro-chemical giant announced Tuesday that it would haul the European Commission before the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in an effort to block the looming suspension of its neonic insecticide thiamethoxam — aka Cruiser.
Blue & Green Tomorrow In April, 15 EU member states voted to enact a two-year ban on the use of three neonicotinoids, including thiamethoxam , unless scientific evidence emerged to show that the chemicals were safe. The decision was taken after research showed the pesticides ...
Farmers Guardian The Commission pushed through restrictions on three products, including Syngenta's thiamethoxam , in May after a vote by member states failed to reach the necessary qualified majority on April 29. The restrictions, which also cover the seed treatments ...
EurActiv Syngenta, one of the main producers of thiamethoxam , a pesticide used to coat seeds before germination, has launched a legal challenge against the European Co...
AgraNet (subscription) Syngenta today announced a legal challenge against the European Commission for its decision to impose a partial ban on its neonicotinoid pesticide thiamethoxam . The company is contesting the EU-wide ban on the use of thiamethoxam on flowering crops, ...
4-traders (press release) ZURICH -- Syngenta AG (SYT) Tuesday said it has submitted a legal challenge to the European Commission's decision to suspend the use of thiamethoxam on bee attractive crops. MAIN FACTS: - The Commission took the decision on the basis of a flawed ...
Yorkshire Post Thiamethoxam , which belongs to a group of widely-used insecticides known as neonicotinoids, is the active ingredient in Syngenta's Cruiser seed treatments. The European Union said in April it would ban three of the world's most widely-used pesticides ...
AFP "We would prefer not to take legal action but have no other choice given our firm belief that the Commission wrongly linked thiamethoxam to the decline in bee health," Syngenta chief operating officer John Atkin said in a statement. In neighbouring ...
FoodNavigator.com “We would prefer not to take legal action but have no other choice given our firm belief that the Commission wrongly linked thiamethoxam to the decline in bee health. In suspending the product, it breached EU pesticide legislation and incorrectly ...
