Brussels, 11/01/2016 (Agence Europe) - The assessments of the risks to bees posed by three neonicotinoid pesticides - clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid - a two-year partial moratorium on the use of which has been in place in the EU since 2013, are to be updated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The European Commission has asked EFSA to evaluate the risks associated with the use of these substances as seed treatments and granules. The updated assessments will be...