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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, June 27, 2017)\u00a0French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, is retaining the neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticide ban, which is set to go into effect in 2018 and is stronger than the current European Union restrictions on neonics. This decision follows a disagreement with French Agriculture Minister, Stephane Travert, who was in favor of relaxing the ban and told media outlets<\/a> that he wants to address \u201cthe possibility of a number of exemptions until we find substitution products.\u201d<\/p>\n

In July 2016, lawmakers in France approved plans to ban neonicotinoid pesticides by 2018, based on their link to declining populations of pollinators, specifically bees. The outright ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in France was adopted by a narrow majority of the country\u2019s National Assembly, as part of a bill to protect biodiversity. In March 2017, the European Commission (EC) proposed a complete ban of agricultural uses of the widely used bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides across Europe under draft regulations. The EC cites neonicotinoids\u2019 \u201chigh acute risks to bees.\u201d In 2013, three neonicotinoids were temporarily banned because of concerns about their high toxicity to bees. A vote by member states is still being awaited.<\/p>\n

In 2013, the European Commission\u00a0voted to suspend<\/a>\u00a0the use of the neonicotinoid pesticides for two years in order to protect\u00a0severely declining and threatened bee populations<\/a>. The moratorium came several months after the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)\u00a0released a report<\/a>\u00a0identifying \u201chigh acute risk\u201d to honey bees from uses of the neonicotinoids. After the 2013 moratorium, the pesticide manufacturers Bayer and Syngenta were requested to provide the Commission with additional data. Subsequently, EFSA carried out updated risk assessments in 2015 and 2016, which\u00a0again confirmed risks to bees<\/a>. According to PAN \u00a0(Pesticide Action Network) Europe, the information provided by Syngenta was not sufficient to improve the risk assessment and the majority of the risks could not be characterized, and EFSA concluded \u2018high risk cannot be excluded.\u2019 The agency identified new high risks to bees concerning Bayer\u2019s clothianidin and imidacloprid.\u00a0Further assessment of neonicotinoid uses<\/a>\u00a0(granules and seed treatment uses) is currently in progress by EFSA and should be formally released sometime this year.<\/p>\n

Neonicotinoids are highly toxic to bees and\u00a0a growing body of scientific literature<\/a>\u00a0has linked them to\u00a0pollinator decline in general<\/a>. Neonicotinoids are associated with decreased\u00a0foraging<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and navigational ability, as well as increased vulnerability to pathogens and parasites as a result of suppressed bee immune systems. \u00a0In addition to toxicity to bees, neonicotinoids have been shown to also adversely affect\u00a0birds<\/a>,\u00a0aquatic organisms, and contaminate soil<\/a>,\u00a0waterways<\/a>, and\u00a0overall biodiversity<\/a>. A review of the science,\u00a0The Environmental Risks of Neonicotinoid Pesticides: a review of the evidence post-2013<\/a>,\u00a0authored by Dave Goulson, PhD, and Thomas James Wood, a PhD candidate, concludes that studies published since EFSA\u2019s\u00a0risk assessments<\/a>\u00a0in 2013 show even greater risks, and identify the range of lethal and sublethal effects of , the chemicals on non-target organism.<\/p>\n

The neonic ban in France comes as Canada\u2019s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is finalizing\u00a0its proposal to phase out imidacloprid\u00a0<\/a>after its reevaluation assessment finds that current levels of imidacloprid in aquatic environments pose risks to aquatic invertebrates. PMRA notes that, \u201cBased on currently available information, the continued high volume use of imidacloprid in agricultural areas is not sustainable.\u201d Uses proposed for phase out: trees (except when applied as a tree trunk injection), greenhouse uses, outdoor agricultural uses (including ornamentals), commercial seed treatment uses, turf (such as lawns, golf courses, and sod farms), and lawns.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) 2017 assessment also finds that imidacloprid poses risks to aquatic organisms, and has concentrations in U.S. waters that threaten sensitive species. However, at the same time, EPA said that other neonicotinoids (clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran)\u00a0present \u201cno significant risks\u201d to honey bees<\/a>, despite finding multiple instances where bees are at risk of toxic exposure. EPA, however, has not made a final decision on the registration of imidacloprid or the other neonicotinoids, nor on whether restrictions to protect vulnerable species will be implemented. The agency is scheduled to make a final decision in 2018.<\/p>\n

In light of the shortcomings of federal action in the U.S. to protect beneficial organisms, including bees, it is left up to us to act. You can pledge to stop using neonicotinoids and other toxic pesticides.\u00a0Sign the\u00a0pollinator protection pledge today<\/a>.\u00a0Beyond Pesticides advocates the adoption of\u00a0organic land management practices and policies\u00a0<\/a>by local communities that eliminate the use of toxic pesticides in our environment. See more information on the serious decline of honey and other pollinators at\u00a0www.beeprotective.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sources: Reuters<\/a>, Nasdaq<\/a><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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In March 2017, the European Commission (EC) proposed a complete ban of agricultural uses of the widely used bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides across Europe under draft regulations. The EC cites neonicotinoids\u2019 \u201chigh acute risks to bees.\u201d In 2013, three neonicotinoids were temporarily banned because of concerns about their high toxicity to bees. A vote by member states is still being awaited. 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The founders, who established Beyond Pesticides (originally as National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) as a nonprofit membership organization in 1981, felt that without the existence of such an organized, national network, local, state and national pesticide policy would become, under chemical industry pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public health and environmental concerns. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions that affect them directly. We believe decisions should not be made for us by chemical companies or by decision-makers who either do not have all of the facts or refuse to consider them. Learn more about our work, read A Year in Review\u20142021, our accomplishments are your victories! Beyond Pesticides seeks to protect healthy air, water, land, and food for ourselves and future generations. By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. 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