Victory for Bees and Freedom of Speech“
A judge has ruled on Wednesday that the environmental association BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany) has a right to voice concerns over potential harms to bees from a neonicotinoid pesticide, Thiacloprid. The judge at the Duesseldorf Regional Court revoked a previous injunction in favour of BAYER CropScience. Thiacloprid is used on crops such as oilseed rape and apples and is sold to the public in garden bug-killing products.
According to BUND, there is scientific evidence that the substance can make bees more likely to die from common diseases and can impair their navigational abilities. By printing a "not toxic to bees" logo on products containing Thiacloprid there arose "the suspicion of a deliberate deception of the consumer by BAYER."Friends of the Earth is now asking the European Commission to take a precautionary approach by suspending all uses of Thiacloprid and to review its safety. The environment charity will be contacting retailers asking them to stop selling products containing the substance.
Philipp Mimkes, spokesperson of the Coalition against BAYER Dangers, congratulated BUND and announced protests at the upcoming BAYER shareholder meeting in May: “Bee mortality puts the world's basic food supply at risk. However, the BAYER board has done nothing to ensure that these dangerous pesticides are withdrawn from the market to protect nature and biodiversity. For this reason, the actions of its members should not be ratified.“
Coalition´s support for BUND at the Duesseldorf court
A paper published in the Journal PLOS ONE confirms that Thiacloprid, along with the neonicotinoids Imidacloprid and Clothianidin, affects bees' navigational ability and behaviour, making it harder for them to find their way back to their hives. It also shows that exposure to the substance can increase the likelihood of honeybees dying if they are already infected with diseases. A scientific paper by Professor Randolf Menzel used in evidence by BUND, says: “Sublethal doses of neonicotinoids interfere selectively with the homing flight component based on this cognitive map memory, reducing the probability of successful returns to the hive. Chronic exposure to the neonicotinoid Thiacloprid reduces the attractiveness of a feeding site and the rate of recruitment."
Findings by toxicologist Dr. Henk Tennekes suggest that bees are not the only victims: “The risks of the neonicotinoid insecticides Imidacloprid and Thiacloprid to arthropods in water and soil may be seriously underestimated. The acceptable limits are based mainly on short-term tests. If long-term studies were to be carried out, far lower concentrations may turn out to be hazardous. This explains why minute quantities of Imidacloprid may induce bee decline in the long run.” Dr. Tennekes demands an immediate ban on the products.
For many years Neonicotinoids have been among BAYER's top-selling pesticides. In 2010, Imidacloprid sales were valued at US$ 820 million while Clothianidin sales were valued at US$ 260 million. Ever since BAYER declined to publish sales figures for any pesticide.
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Pesticidas: demanda por difamación BAYER despedido
"Una victoria para las abejas y libertad de expresión"
Un juez dictaminó el miércoles que la asociación ecologista BUND (Amigos de la Tierra Alemania) tiene derecho a expresar preocupación por los posibles daños para las abejas de un pesticida neonicotinoides, Tiacloprid. El juez del Tribunal Regional de Duesseldorf revocó una orden judicial anterior a favor de Bayer CropScience. Tiacloprid se utiliza en los cultivos como la violación de semillas oleaginosas y las manzanas y se vende al público en productos de jardinería de errores que matan.
Según BUND, existe evidencia científica de que la sustancia puede hacer que las abejas más probabilidades de morir de enfermedades comunes y puede poner en peligro su capacidad de navegación. Al imprimir un "no tóxico para las abejas" logotipo en los productos que contienen tiacloprid surgió "la sospecha de un engaño deliberado al consumidor por BAYER." Amigos de la Tierra ahora está pidiendo a la Comisión Europea a adoptar un enfoque de precaución suspendiendo todos los usos de Tiacloprid y para revisar su seguridad. La caridad ambiente pondrá en contacto con los minoristas para pedirles que dejen de vender productos que contengan la sustancia.
Philipp Mimkes, portavoz de la Coalición contra los peligros de BAYER, felicitó BUND y anunció protestas en la próxima junta de accionistas BAYER mayo: "La mortalidad Bee pone suministro de alimentos básicos del mundo en riesgo. Sin embargo, la junta BAYER ha hecho nada para asegurarse de que estos pesticidas peligrosos son retirados del mercado para proteger la naturaleza y la biodiversidad. Por esta razón, las acciones de sus miembros no deben ser ratificados ".
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