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Three widely-used pesticides made by Switzerland's Syngenta and Germany's Bayer pose an acute risk to honeybees, the European Union's food safety watchdog said on Wednesday (16 January), but stopped short of linking them to bee colony collapse.

A European Union court has annulled a Commission decision rejecting two environmental groups’ request for an internal review of a pesticide regulation.

Pesticide contamination of European waterways will worsen in the decades ahead - especially in northern countries - researchers warn in a new study that appears to lend support to European Commission proposals for 'greener' agricultural practices.

An annual monitoring report found traces of pesticides in organic food products for the first time, challenging public perceptions that organic products are free of synthetic plant protection products.

The European Parliament yesterday (13 January) voted to restrict the use of toxic pesticides, despite strong opposition from the UK, Spain and Hungary and calls for better evaluation of the legislation's impact upon agricultural production and food prices.

Negotiators from EU member states and the European Parliament have reached a compromise on the controversial pesticides 'package', ending a long battle over what substances should be banned due to their potential risk for human health and the environment.

While views on the European Commission's proposed 'pesticides package' differ greatly, MEPs believe a "good compromise" is in sight provided that industry stops scaremongering about food price increases.

The EU's risk assessment system for chemicals has derailed and should be reformed urgently in favour of a science-based system that takes full account of the work undertaken by the scientific community, argues Hans Muilerman.