On Thursday 14 December, the European Parliament opposed two draft European Commission regulations aimed at raising the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for fipronil and tricyclazol in foodstuffs and animal feed in order to facilitate imports into the EU.
It was therefore in agreement with the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (see EUROPE B13305A11).
The objection to the plan to double the MRL for fipronil in sugarcane was adopted by 317 votes to 148, with 77...