On Wednesday 13 March in Strasbourg, the European Parliament opposed the Commission's proposal to raise the maximum authorised residue limits for several neonicotinoid pesticides - including clothianidin, the active substance of a bee-killing pesticide, thiacloprid and haloxyfop-R, a herbicide toxic to human health.
The Commission's objective includes a tenfold increase in the maximum residue limit for clothianidin to allow the importation of potatoes from Canada under the Comprehensive...