It came as no surprise on Thursday 22 March that member states did not vote on the European Commission proposal for a virtually total ban on three bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides – thiamethoxam (made by Syngenta), clothianidin and imidacloprid (both by Bayer).
The only item on the agenda of the standing committee on plants, animals, food and feed (PAFF committee) was an exchange of views on the presentation of the latest EFSA conclusions confirming the acute toxicity of these thee...