EUROPEAN COMMISSION UNVEILS NEW STRATEGY TO CONTROL PESTICIDE USE
July 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled a new strategy to reduce the environmental health impact of pesticides, still profound, despite being controlled by various European Union (EU) laws. Brussels wants more research into more effective and safer substances, especially non-chemical plant protection. It also wants national government action plans on reducing hazards, risks and dependence on chemical pesticides and more controls covering their entire lifecycle, including farm storage, maintenance of application equipment and worker ...
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