The environmental risk assessment (ERA) of chemicals for insect pollinators (IPol-ERA), required under EU pesticides legislation, should in future follow a holistic approach incorporating the ‘one health’ concept, the EU’s biodiversity strategies, ‘Farm to Fork’ (F2F) and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability by 2030, according to a roadmap published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on Saturday 4 November.
A consortium led by the University of Aarhus was commissioned...