SAN FRANCISCO, CA — National Beekeeping organizations along with the National Honey Bee Advisory Board have come together in an attempt to protect the bee industry by an appeal against EPA for its approval of the pesticide Sulfoxaflor, shown to be “highly toxic” to honey bees, and other insect pollinators. Sulfoxaflor is a new chemistry, and the first of a newly assigned sub-class of pesticides in the “neonicotinoid" class of pesticides, which some scientists across the globe have linked as a potential factor to widespread and massive bee colony collapse. The case is filed as the beekeeping industry across the country struggles for survival, and faces the costly effects of pesticides upon their businesses.
The National Pollinator Defense Fund, American Honey Producers Association, National Honey Bee Advisory Board, the American Beekeeping Federation, and beekeepers Bret Adee, Jeff Anderson and Thomas R. Smith have filed an appeal against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, requesting changes needed in the Sulfoxaflor label, the Biological Economic Assessment Division (BEAD) assessment of the value of pollinators and their established habits, and the EPA’s Risk Assessment Process. These changes would acknowledge pollinator’s critical role in the U.S. food supply, and ensure that decisions regarding new pesticides comply with applicable laws.
Sources: RealFarmacy.com
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If only the pesticide companies actually cared about more than profits, they might actually pull the crap off the market. Greedy, corporate mongers. Ugh!
ReplyDeleteDuh. This is nothing new. Maybe just new news to you. It happens in all aspects of government(Koch Brothers) and many are to apathetic to act on anything until the harm is done, then they cry foul. People need to be better advocates for their own welfare every day and stop simply talking about it.
DeleteThey have banned neonicotinoids for 2 years in EU - that should be a start for the whole world!
ReplyDeleteThe EPA is on the Monsanto payroll.
ReplyDeleteWe cannot allow this to continue -- we are pursuing self-extinction.
ReplyDeleteBan the use of Sulfoxaflor in the USA and everywhere - promote and use organic food production methods and heal our ailing planet :-) Bees will come to our assistance
ReplyDeleteDidn't Congress just pass that bill saying Monsanto is not responsible for anything their products do? That's timely!
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