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Re: Neonicotinoids >>NOT<< Banned in Germany!!
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Mike Southern <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:43:47 -0400
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On 7/24/08 10:20 PM, James Fischer at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> After all the hue and cry, here's a surprise -
> 
> No pesticides at all were banned in Germany.

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But this is not news. I was aware that this was not a permanent ban although
I can't honestly say where I read that. I do think it's naive to think that
companies like Bayer would not lobby against such a ban anyway. That's not
"anti-big Pharma", that's just the reality of powerful corporations.

 

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