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The UK has just authorized the use of #Thiamethoxam for use on sugar beet seeds. This is a #neonicotinoid insecticide, which is banned throughout the EU because of its environmental impact, especially on bees.
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Several things are worth noting:
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The UK Expert Committee on Pesticides concluded on 24th Nov 2020 that
(1) the application for authorization was using a systematic underestimation of typical sowing rates (and, hence, #neonicotionid emissions into the environment), and ...
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(1) the application for authorization was using a systematic underestimation of typical sowing rates (and, hence, #neonicotionid emissions into the environment), and ...
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(2) the application for authoriziation did not take into account the scientific knowledge at hand.
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