On Thursday 8 February, France asked the European Commission to halt imports of foodstuffs derived from plants treated with thiacloprid.
Banned from use in France since September 2018 and in the EU since February 2021, the active substance thiacloprid continues to be used in other parts of the world to protect crops against certain insects, explains the French Ministry of Agriculture.
In mid-January, the European Parliament vetoed the Commission’s proposal to tolerate maximum residue...