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Whole Foods Market Unveils New Pollinator Health Policy for Fresh Produce & Floral

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Monday, December 18, 2023
Environment, Environmental Health, Supermarket, Sustainability, Food, Beverage, Retail, Agriculture, Organic Food, Natural Resources, Nitroguanidine, IPM, Wasp, Policy, Organization, Plant, Integrated pest management, Organic, Whole Foods Market, Thiamethoxam, Xerces Society, Student, Multimedia, Fruit, Bee, Butterfly, Pollination, Farmer, School, Biodiversity, Partnership, Pesticide, ISO 9000, Perfume

Whole Foods Market announced a new pollinator policy for its Fresh Produce and Floral purchasing to support pollinators in recognition of the critical role they play in our food system and the environment.

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  • Whole Foods Market announced a new pollinator policy for its Fresh Produce and Floral purchasing to support pollinators in recognition of the critical role they play in our food system and the environment.
  • The company has long championed pollinator health through its commitment to organic agriculture, which prohibits toxic persistent pesticides.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231218414385/en/
    Whole Foods Market Unveils New Pollinator Health Policy for Fresh Produce & Floral (Photo: Business Wire)
    As part of the new pollinator policy, by 2025, the company will:
    Require all fresh produce and floral growers to implement an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system, which prioritizes preventative and biological pest control measures and reduces the need for chemical pesticides.
  • Encourage all fresh produce and floral suppliers to phase out the use of nitroguanidine neonicotinoids.

Health Canada releases decisions on neonicotinoid pesticides for impact on aquatic insects

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Insecticides, Neonicotinoids, Chemical compounds, Chloroarenes, Thiazoles, Organic compounds, Clothianidin, Chemical substances, Beekeeping, Pesticide toxicity to bees, Thiamethoxam, Pest Management Regulatory Agency

OTTAWA, ON, March 31, 2021 /CNW/ -Today,following a special review that included broad public consultation and science-based assessments, Health Canada released its decisions on the risks to aquatic insects from two neonicotinoid pesticides: clothianidin and thiamethoxam .

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, March 31, 2021 /CNW/ -Today,following a special review that included broad public consultation and science-based assessments, Health Canada released its decisions on the risks to aquatic insects from two neonicotinoid pesticides: clothianidin and thiamethoxam .
  • To protect aquatic insects, Health Canada will be updating the use of some uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, and introducing additional mitigation measures and restrictions on some of the uses that remain registered.
  • When used according to new mitigation measures, clothianidin and thiamethoxam will not pose additional risks to aquatic insects.
  • Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency is responsible for pesticide regulation in Canada.

Pesticides: EFSA to examine emergency use of neonicotinoids

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Insecticides, Chemical compounds, Neonicotinoids, Organic compounds, Chloroarenes, Thiazoles, Clothianidin, Thiacloprid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, European Food Safety Authority

EFSA is to assess a number of emergency authorisations granted by Member States for the use of neonicotinoids in sugar beet in 2020.

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  • EFSA is to assess a number of emergency authorisations granted by Member States for the use of neonicotinoids in sugar beet in 2020.
  • The request from the European Commission covers 21 emergency authorisations of clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and thiacloprid granted by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
  • The decisions were taken following scientific assessments carried out by EFSA.
  • EFSA will examine the justification for the authorisations given the specific situation of each Member State and the availability of alternative means to protect sugar beet crops.

Health Canada releases final pollinator re-evaluation decisions for neonicotinoid pesticides

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Thursday, April 11, 2019
Insecticides, Chemical compounds, Pesticides, Neonicotinoids, Chemical substances, Beekeeping, Chloroarenes, Thiazoles, Clothianidin, Pesticide toxicity to bees, Thiamethoxam, Imidacloprid

This includes helping to protect the health of bees and other pollinators by minimizing their exposure to pesticides.

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  • This includes helping to protect the health of bees and other pollinators by minimizing their exposure to pesticides.
  • After extensive research and review, Health Canada has completed its re-evaluations of the neonicotinoid pesticides clothianidin , imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in relation to their potential impact on bees and other pollinators, and has released the final decisions for each.
  • Health Canada also regularly re-evaluates pesticides to make sure that they continue to meet modern health and safety standards.
  • In 2012, Health Canada began re-evaluations of three neonicotinoids to address growing concerns around bee health.

Health Canada to consult on plan to phase out most uses of the neonicotinoids clothianidin and thiamethoxam

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Insecticides, Neonicotinoids, Chloroarenes, Thiazoles, Chemistry, Hexapoda, Pollinator decline, Toxicology, Clothianidin, Thiamethoxam, Pesticide toxicity to bees, Pesticide

That is why Health Canada regularly reviews all pesticides to make sure they continue to meet modern health and safety standards.

Key Points: 
  • That is why Health Canada regularly reviews all pesticides to make sure they continue to meet modern health and safety standards.
  • Following special reviews for two neonicotinoid pesticides, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency has found that these substances are being measured at levels that are harmful to aquatic insects.
  • Based on these findings, Health Canada is proposing to phase out all outdoor agricultural and turf uses for clothianidin, and all outdoor agricultural and ornamental uses for thiamethoxam in the next three to five years.
  • Health Canada scientists have reviewed more than 1000 scientific studies related to neonicotinoids and received more than 55,000 comments on our neonicotinoid consultations to date.