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Emergency authorisation allows use of neonicotinoid to treat sugar beet seed

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Published on: 12 January 2021

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LNB News 12/01/2021

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Issue Date: 12 January 2021

Published Date: 12 January 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The UK government has issued emergency authorisation which allows the use a product containing a neonicotinoid to treat sugar beet seed in 2021. The Secretary of State, George Eustice, issued a statement in response to the potential danger posed from beet yellows virus, despite a similar application being refused in 2018 by the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides because of 'unacceptable environmental risks' and the pesticide not being permitted for use in the EU. The authorisation follows pressure from the National Farmers Union to authorise the use of the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed. The government has stated that authorised applications will have 'strict conditions' to ensure that wildlife is not harmed.

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