Another quote calls into question the efficacy of the EU's action on a global scale. If they were serious advocates for their beliefs they wouldn't want to stimulate demand for neonicotinoid treated products outside the EU either. 


"The irony of the current restrictions is that it has led to the decline of oil seed rape being grown in the UK and that's reflected across the whole of Europe," Mr Hartfield said. We're not decreasing our consumption of that product; we are just importing it from outside Europe, where it is often treated with neonicotinoids. I would expect to see that continue."
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