Three neonicotinoid pesticides used in growing plants and cereals have been banned because they are considered harmful to bees.
Prensa.com reports that "the products in question are clothianidin and imidacloprid, produced by Bayer, and thiamethoxam, manufactured by the Swiss firm Syngenta, who has appealed against the ban before the European Court."
The European Commission has decided to restrict the use of three pesticides used in the growing of plants and cereals, after having verified that they are harmful to bees.
From an article by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
The European Commission (EC) decided to restrict the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides used in the growing of plants and cereals, after finding that these are harmful to bees. The restrictions set out in regulation 485/2013 amending Regulation 540/2011 and specifically prohibits the use of clothianidin, imidacloprid and tiametoxan, from May 25, 2013.
Syngenta announced the purchase of Goldsmith Seeds, the largest producer of floral seeds in the World, with more than 1,500 employees and operations in Guatemala.
Founded in 1961 in Gilroy, California, USA, by the Goldsmith family, it is one of the largest producers of floral seeds in the world.
The company won the Medal of Peace in 1997 for maintaining its farms in Guatemala during the armed conflict.
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