How #Syngenta withheld a study on #glyphosate and brain damage for more than 20 years

In 2001, a researcher at pesticide manufacturer Syngenta noticed that newborn rats moved less after their mothers were given glyphosate, which is widely used in agriculture. European authorities were not shown the study until last year.

By @stevenfrolke and @lucasbrouwers

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/18/hoe-syngenta-een-studie-naar-glyfosaat-en-hersenschade-meer-dan-twintig-jaar-achterhield-a4172264

#pesticides #neonicotinoid #braindamage #EFSA_EU #EFSA_EU
#neurotoxic #roundup #nrc

“They are highly toxic to pollinators, insects, birds, aquatic organisms that build the base of our food chain,” said Amy von Saun, an attorney with the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit. “Because the seeds represent so much #neonicotinoid use, this is where all the devastation is coming from.” #ClimateCrisis #Pesticides https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/10/epa-pesticide-toxic-seeds-lawsuit-environment-pollution

Goedzo #nederland #eu
🐝

https://www.publiceye.ch/en/topics/pesticides/eu-sending-huge-quantities-of-banned-bee-killing-pesticides-to-poorer-countries-documents-reveal
#pesticides #neonicotinoid

The repeated lifting of a ban on extremely harmful #neonicotinoid #pesticides by the UK Government is doing untold damage to #insects in the UK. It is short-sighted and not backed by evidence. The ecological, economic, and cultural value of protecting insect population is far greater than any short-term profits from allowing these pesticides. By signing this petition, we can force a parliamentary debate on this issue and make sure they are banned again next year.

https://petition.parliament.uk/signatures/133020021

Dave Goulson making the excellent point that the current 'emergency' UK derogation on using #neonics for sugar beet is not an emergency if it keeps on happening
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/government-allows-banned-pesticide
#neonicotinoid

#UK Government uses #Brexit freedoms to #TakeBackControl of #poisoning #pollinators

#Westminster uses Brexit freedoms to continue use of bee-killing #neonicotinoid #pesticide banned in the #EU

https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/britain-brexit-freedoms-bee-killing-neonicotinoid-2104102

Britain uses #Brexit freedoms to continue use of bee-killing #neonicotinoid pesticide banned in the EU

https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/britain-brexit-freedoms-bee-killing-neonicotinoid-2104102

#BannedPesticides #EnvironmentalResponsibility #ToriesOut

#Europe banned completely this week the use #neonicotinoïd pesticide !
What is Canada an US waiting to ban this #bee killer ??? 🤔
https://www.pan-europe.info/press-releases/2023/01/eu-court-justice-no-more-derogations-use-bee-toxic-neonicotinoids

L'Europe interdit complètement cette semaine les insecticides de type #néonicotinoïdes !
Qu'attendent les Canada et les USA pour interdire ce tueur d'abeille ??? 😡

#JustinTrudeau #StevenGuilbeault #Biden #agriculture #bees #GreenPeace

"#Defra has approved an emergency temporary authorisation for the use of a #neonicotinoid #pesticide treatment on this year’s sugar beet crop due to the risk to the crop from yellows viruses."

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/emergency-pesticide-authorisation-approved-to-protect-national-sugar-beet-crop

ECP "supports the HSE’s Chemical Regulation Division (CRD) assessment and that it is unable to support an emergency authorisation under Art 53 of Reg 1107/2009, as potential adverse effects to #honeybees and other #pollinators outweigh the likely benefits"

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/neonicotinoid-product-as-seed-treatment-for-sugar-beet-emergency-authorisation-application/the-uk-expert-committee-on-pesticides-ecp-advice-2023-use-of-cruiser-sb-on-sugar-beet

#Neonicotinoid causes ASD-like symptoms in chicks https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/971489 #autism

RT @ExtinctionR@twitter.com

🚨EU & UK are shipping 1000s of tonnes of #neonicotinoid pesticides to #GlobalSouth, years after banning these hazardous chemicals from their own farms for being serious source of toxic pollution, destroying biodiversity and damaging essential pollination functions of bees.🐝☠ https://twitter.com/UE/status/1461246548034179072

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ExtinctionR/status/1461279407801352198