European Parliament 20 July 2012, Written question E-007351/12 Gilles Pargneaux (S&D) to the Commission. Review of pesticide testing protocols

Question for written answer E-007351/12 to the Commission Gilles Pargneaux (S&D) (20 July 2012) Subject: Review of pesticide testing protocols While France has just banned the pesticide Cruiser, used on oilseed rape, because of its harmful effect on bees, an opinion of May 2012 by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) questions the insecticide testing protocols that have been in use for 20 years