Entries by Sandra Módenes

EFSA to evaluate emergency authorisations granted by Member States for the use of neonicotinoids in sugar beet cultivation in 2020

EFSA will evaluate emergency authorisations granted by Member States for the use of neonicotinoids in sugar beet cultivation in 2020. The European Commission’s application covers about 21 emergency authorisations for thiacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam and thiacloprid granted by the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Spain. The outdoor use of […]

December 10, 2020 by

EPA proposes new safety measures for chlorpyrifos

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is taking the next step in its regulatory review of the active substance chlorpyrifos. What is Chlorpyrifos? It is an insecticide used for a wide variety of agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Widely used in agricultural pest control mainly in soybean, corn, wheat, and sunflower crops. EPA has proposed measures […]

December 7, 2020 by

The U.S. EPA celebrates its 50th anniversary

The United States Environmental Protection Agency celebrated its 50th anniversary last Wednesday. EPA was founded on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The Environmental Protection Agency was created to protect the health of people and the environment. EPA’s goal is to ensure that national efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best […]

December 4, 2020 by

Glyphosate license extended in the UK for 5 years

Darren Fly, head of active substance supply at the Chemical Regulation Division (CRD), stated at the British Crop Production Council (BCPC) virtual congress that all active substances expiring between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2023 would be granted, that it to say a three-year extension under Britain’s new pesticide regulation regime. “This three-year extension […]

December 2, 2020 by

Approval periods of the active substances calcium phosphide, denathonium benzoate, haloxyfop-P, imidacloprid, pencycuron and zeta-cypermethrin

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1643 of 5 November 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the approval periods of the active substances calcium phosphide, denathonium benzoate, haloxyfop-P, imidacloprid, pencycuron and zeta-cypermethrin (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to […]

December 1, 2020 by

In 2021 the price of imidacloprid will remain low

What is Imidacloprid? It is an insecticide used against pests that affect citrus, sugar cane and cotton crops. Imidacloprid is a good and effective insecticide, which helps to control and even eliminate practically all insects that are damaging the crops, such as aphids, mealybugs, thrips or white flies for example. This product is mainly used […]

November 27, 2020 by

The European Union will ban the use of mancozeb, which must be reviewed by the EPA in the USA.

Europe, will soon run out of mancozeb fungicide. This fungicide is mainly used to combat late blight and other leaf diseases caused by endoparasite fungi. The European Union Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed voted not to renew the authorization for mancozeb, according to reports from ENDS Europe and FG Insight (both under paywall). The […]

November 19, 2020 by