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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10986

18 December 2013
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) efsa
Two neonicotinoids potentially dangerous for human brain

Brussels, 17/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - From a high mortality rate in bees to potential damage to the human brain. Two neonicotinoid insecticides - acetamiprid and imidacloprid - may affect the developing human nervous system, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) states in an opinion published on 17 December. According to EFSA, the two neonicotinoids in question may adversely affect the development of neurons and brain structures associated with functions such as learning and memory....

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