Italy followed Germany and Slovenia which banned sales of clothianidin and imidacloprid in May. Ακολούθησε η Ιταλία και τη Σλοβενία, τη Γερμανία που απαγόρευσαν τις πωλήσεις του imidacloprid clothianidin και τον Μάιο. In France imidacloprid has been banned on sunflowers already since 1999. Στη Γαλλία imidacloprid έχει απαγορευτεί για τα ηλιοτρόπια ήδη από το 1999. In 2003 the substance was also banned as a sweetcorn treatment. Το 2003 η ουσία επίσης απαγορεύτηκε ως γλυκό καλαμπόκι θεραπεία. Bayer´s application for clothianidin was rejected by French authorities. Η αίτηση της Bayer για clothianidin απορρίφθηκε από γαλλικές αρχές.
The two substances are produced by the German company Bayer CropScience and generated *800 million in 2007. Οι δύο ουσίες που παράγονται από τη γερμανική εταιρεία Bayer CropScience και δημιουργούνται * 800 εκατ. ευρώ το 2007. Imidacloprid is Bayer´s best-selling pesticide. Imidacloprid της Bayer είναι μεγαλύτερες πωλήσεις φυτοφαρμάκων.
In August the German Coalition against Bayer Dangers brought a charge against Werner Wenning, chairman of the Bayer Board of Management, for marketing dangerous pesticides and thereby accepting the mass death of bees all over the world. Τον Αύγουστο του Συνασπισμού κατά τη γερμανική Bayer Κίνδυνοι έφερε μια κατηγορία εναντίον του Werner WENNING, πρόεδρος του διοικητικού συμβουλίου της Bayer, για τη διάθεση στην αγορά επικίνδυνων φυτοφαρμάκων και αποδεχόμενος έτσι την μάζα του θανάτου των μελισσών σε όλο τον κόσμο. The charge was introduced in cooperation with German beekeepers who lost thousands of hives after poisoning by the pesticide clothianidin in May this year. Η επιβάρυνση που εισήχθη σε συνεργασία με γερμανική μελισσοκόμους που έχασαν χιλιάδες κυψέλες μετά από δηλητηρίαση από το φυτοφάρμακο clothianidin το Μάιο του τρέχοντος έτους.
Harro Schultze, attorney of the Coalition against Bayer Dangers said: "The Public Prosecutor needs to clarify which efforts Bayer undertook to prevent a ban of imidacloprid and clothianidin in Germany after sales of both substances were stopped in France. We´re suspecting that Bayer submitted flawed studies to play down the risks of pesticide residues in treated plants". Harro Schultze, δικηγόρος του Συνασπισμού κατά της Bayer Κίνδυνοι δήλωσε: «Η εισαγγελική αρχή θα πρέπει να αποσαφηνίσει ποιες προσπάθειες Bayer δεσμεύθηκε να αποτρέψει την απαγόρευση του imidacloprid και clothianidin στη Γερμανία μετά την πώληση των δύο ουσιών σταμάτησαν στη Γαλλία. Σας υποψιάζεται ότι η Bayer υπέβαλε διαβλητή μελέτες να υποτιμήσω τους κινδύνους των υπολειμμάτων φυτοφαρμάκων σε φυτά ".
Neonicotinoid pesticides are systemic chemicals that work their way through the plant and attack the nervous system of any insect it comes into contact with. Νεονικοτινοειδές φυτοφάρμακα είναι χημικές ουσίες που συστηματική εργασία τους, παρά τις επιθέσεις των φυτών και το νευρικό σύστημα των εντόμων έρχεται σε επαφή με. The substances also get into the pollen and the nectar and can damage beneficial insects such as bees. Οι ουσίες που επίσης μπουν και στην γύρη και νέκταρ και μπορεί να βλάψει ωφέλιμων εντόμων, όπως οι μέλισσες.
The Press Release of the Italian Government: www.ministerosalute.it (top right: "Tutela patrimonio apistico: sospensione cautelativa dei prodotti fitosanitari utilizzati nel trattamento di concia delle sementi") Το Δελτίο Τύπου της ιταλικής κυβέρνησης: www.ministerosalute.it (πάνω δεξιά: "tutela Patrimonio apistico: sospensione cautelativa dei prodotti fitosanitari utilizzati nel trattamento di concia delle sementi")
Italy Bans Pesticides Linked to Bee Devastation
The Italian government banned the use of several neonicotinoid pesticides that are blamed for the deaths of millions of honeybees. The Ministero del Lavoro della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali issued an immediate suspension of the seed treatment products clothianidin, imidacloprid, fipronil and thiamethoxam used in rapeseed oil, sunflowers and sweetcorn. The Italian government will start a monitoring program to further investigate the reasons of recent bee deaths.
Italy followed Germany and Slovenia which banned sales of clothianidin and imidacloprid in May. In France imidacloprid has been banned on sunflowers already since 1999. In 2003 the substance was also banned as a sweetcorn treatment. Bayer´s application for clothianidin was rejected by French authorities.
The two substances are produced by the German company Bayer CropScience and generated *800 million in 2007. Imidacloprid is Bayer´s best-selling pesticide.
In August the German Coalition against Bayer Dangers brought a charge against Werner Wenning, chairman of the Bayer Board of Management, for marketing dangerous pesticides and thereby accepting the mass death of bees all over the world. The charge was introduced in cooperation with German beekeepers who lost thousands of hives after poisoning by the pesticide clothianidin in May this year.
Harro Schultze, attorney of the Coalition against Bayer Dangers said: "The Public Prosecutor needs to clarify which efforts Bayer undertook to prevent a ban of imidacloprid and clothianidin in Germany after sales of both substances were stopped in France. We´re suspecting that Bayer submitted flawed studies to play down the risks of pesticide residues in treated plants".
Neonicotinoid pesticides are systemic chemicals that work their way through the plant and attack the nervous system of any insect it comes into contact with. The substances also get into the pollen and the nectar and can damage beneficial insects such as bees.
The Press Release of the Italian Government: www.ministerosalute.it (top right: "Tutela patrimonio apistico: sospensione cautelativa dei prodotti fitosanitari utilizzati nel trattamento di concia delle sementi")
