Bee-harming pesticides banned in Europe Europe will enforce the world’s first continent-wide ban on widely used insecticides alleged to cause serious harm to bees, after a European commission vote on Monday. The suspension is a landmark victory for millions of environmental campaigners, backed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), concerned about a dramatic decline[...]

Pesticide residues were found in the vast majority of 300 French wines tested, say researchers. A study of more than 300 French wines has found that only 10% of those tested were clean of any traces of chemicals used during vine treatments. Pascal Chatonnet and the EXCELL laboratory in Bordeaux tested wines from the[...]