👇🏻To be clear, this pesticide product was not authorised for use in Scotland. We take the use of chemicals very seriously and our position on the use of neonicotinoids and other pesticides continues to be driven by science. (1/4) https://twitter.com/gretathunberg/status/1347904335691264000
In response to the evidence of their effect on the environment, the Scottish Government supported the EU decision in 2018 to restrict the outdoor use of three neonicotinoid insecticides. (2/4)
The then UK Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, agreed that the risk to our environment, particularly to bees and other pollinators, was such that restrictions were necessary. (3/4)
However, on 8 January 2021, the UK Government announced that it had authorised a pesticide product containing one of these neonicotinoids for use on sugar beet seed in counties of Eastern England. To reiterate, this pesticide product is not authorised for use in Scotland. (4/4)
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