Twelve unstable pesticides, known to break down into potentially carcinogenic metabolites, have been given a favourable opinion by EFSA despite positive cancer risk tests and in defiance of the Pesticides Regulation (EC 1107/2009), according to a report by the NGO network PAN Europe published on Monday 7 June.
This is due to a lack of risk assessment (see EUROPE B12471A22) and is influenced by committees that define how assessments should be carried out. The report shows that the working...