France Bans Two U.S. Sulfoxaflor-based Pesticides, Citing Risk to Bees

French authorities on Wednesday banned two US pesticides. which ecologists deem harmful to bees.

A court in Nice, ruling in a case brought by two ecological associations, banned the products from US group Dow AgroSciences, on the grounds that their containing sulfoxaflor was harmful to bees’ nervous systems.

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The court had already suspended the Transform and Closer brands products from sale in 2017 after they had received initial clearance from the French food and safety agency Anses. Read the full story here.

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