Tag: pesticides
Neonicotinoids: EFSA evaluates emergency uses | European Food Safety Authority
EFSA has examined the scientific basis for emergency authorisations of neonicotinoid pesticides which were granted in seven EU Member States in 2017.
EFSA’s reports evaluate...
Pesticides Updates – Teagasc
There have been some significant changes in pesticides recently. Its been reported to me that the insecticide Chess and herbicide Finale will no longer available...
Glyphosate: safety of residue levels reviewed | European Food Safety Authority
EFSA has completed its review of the maximum levels of glyphosate that are legally permitted to be present in food. The review is based...
Member States endorse EU Commission’s proposals to completely ban the outdoor...
Current status of the neonicotinoids in the EU
Five neonicotinoid insecticides are approved as active substances in the EU for the use in plant protection...
Pesticides: pilot assessments on cumulative risk near to completion
EFSA is close to completing two landmark assessments of the risks posed to consumers by multiple pesticides.
The pilot assessments – looking at the cumulative...
Neonicotinoids: risks to bees confirmed | European Food Safety Authority
Most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, according to assessments published recently by EFSA. The Authority has updated...
Greenmount Course – The facts about pesticide storage – CAFRE
Suppliers storing pesticides for sale or supply must hold a BASIS Certificate of Competence.
The ‘Code of practice for suppliers of pesticides to agriculture, horticulture and...
Pesticides: how can risk assessors make better use of epidemiological data?...
EFSA’s pesticide experts have developed an approach that could help risk assessors to make better use of epidemiological data in the assessment of active...
Public consultation: epidemiological studies and pesticides
Public consultation: epidemiological studies and pesticides
EFSA has opened a public consultation on its scientific opinion looking at the use of epidemiological studies in risk...
Demonstrating integrated pest management
Dr. Michael Gaffney reports on the recent EU workshop ‘Demonstration Farms on Integrated Pest Management’
Since 2014, growers within the European Union are obliged to...