Objection to increased pesticide residue limits

by name voted on 27.04.2021

Summary

The European Parliament opposes increasing pesticide residue limits for flonicamid due to high toxicity to bees and potential health risks.

9 27.04.2021

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health

environment

agri-foodstuffs

Key points

The European Parliament opposes the draft regulation that would increase allowed pesticide residue limits for several substances, including flonicamid.
There are serious concerns regarding the extreme toxicity of flonicamid to honeybees and other pollinators.
The proposed changes may violate the precautionary principle and existing environmental protection goals.
The regulation could undermine the high level of human health protection required by Union law.

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Documents (PDFs)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products Objection to an implementing act: Maximum residue levels for certain substances, including flonicamid

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