Swiss voters prepare for landmark pesticide poll
Swiss voters will decide on various “popular initiatives” at the polls this Sunday, one of which calls for the ban of synthetic pesticides in the European nation.
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Swiss voters will decide on various “popular initiatives” at the polls this Sunday, one of which calls for the ban of synthetic pesticides in the European nation.
Concerns have been raised over the safety of three dicamba herbicides after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved their registrations last week.
Whilst the restrictions on neonicotinoids were upheld, the court sided with a separate complaint against fipronil measures, saying the European Commission had not conducted an adequate impact assessment.