EU bans another pesticide dangerous to people, bees

The decline in bee population in recent years has been linked to the use of pesticides in agriculture.

Bees play an important role in plants, so their decline has raised concerns about the economy and food supply.

EU member states earlier banned the use of pesticides in nature cylinide, impidacloprid and Tiamethosam last year, due to their harmful effects on the insect's central nervous system, including the bees.

Thiacloprid will be added to the list after today's decision by an expert panel representing 28 EU countries, the European Authority for Food Security E announced. FSA on Twitter.

The agency released a substance analysis in January this year, emphasising particularly concerns about its penetrate into underground waters.

It is also found that there is not enough data to assess the risk that human exposure to the remains of that subject, an agency spokeswoman said.

It is also impossible to assess the risk of birds, mammals, water organisms, bees and plants that are not the goal of its implementation, she added.

According to the EC, the valid license of the German chemical giant BASF for using the thiaclopridi expires at the end of April next year.