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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Guidance tightened on applications for emergency use of banned pesticides

Neonicotinoid pesticides are known to destroy bees’ nervous systems and are banned in Europe (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has tightened its guidance on authorising the emergency use of banned pesticides.

The new HSE guidance, announced on Thursday, aims to clarify and strengthen existing guidance to ensure that anyone applying for an authorisation to use a pesticide must take full account of the risks it poses to pollinators in their application.

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