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ECJ upholds partial ban on group of insecticides found to harm bees

The European Court of Justice [official website] on Thursday upheld [case materials] a partial ban of a group of insecticides that were found to harm bees.

Drug companies Bayer and Syngenta had appealed a European Commission regulation [text] approved in 2013, which restricted the use of the chemicals clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid, all used in insecticides. The European Food Safety Authority [official website] found that the chemicals used in the insecticide were harmful to bees, and further research has confirmed their findings.

Greenpeace EU cheered the decision [press release] calling it, “great news for pollinators and the wider environment” while also expressing concern that there are still many bee-killing insecticides out on the market.

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