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Critics have little confidence in Health Canada reviews of pesticides because its assessments are based on data supplied by industry
The U.S. EPA wants to better protect approximately two million farm workers from exposure to pesticides
Farmers of North America say Canada’s overly onerous regulations mean cheaper generic farm chemicals are hard to find north of the U.S. border
Afederal agency that’s supposed to help farmers get their hands on cheaper generic pesticides is instead throwing up roadblocks to their introduction, according to critics. Ottawa introduced regulatory changes three years ago to speed up the introduction of generic versions of off-patent pesticides, but the Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency “has not bought into that agenda,”Government issues list of 25 best practices to lower the risk of contamination instead of following Europe’s lead and banning neonicotinoid insecticides
Another round of “bee incidents” last year has prompted Health Canada to issue an updated list of mitigation measures to corn farmers who may have inadvertently killed the pollinators. A severe death rate during planting season in 2012 has been linked to a dry spell and widespread use of nitro-guanidine neonicotinoid insecticides on corn seed.
