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EPA agrees to decide by April 2027 on five neonicotinoid insecticides
A proposed settlement with NRDC sets a firm date for ruling on food tolerances for acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam.
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CropsBrazilian court gives the agriculture ministry 180 days to ban aerial spraying of three neonicotinoids on all crops
The TRF3 panel found 'qualified administrative inertia' after Ibama's re-evaluations of imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam sat unimplemented for years; Ibama has 360 days to finish its fipronil review.
CropsEPA must decide fate of five neonicotinoid food tolerances by April 2027
A proposed settlement with the Natural Resources Defense Council commits the US Environmental Protection Agency to decide by 30 April 2027 whether to revoke food-residue tolerances for acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam.
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Brazilian court orders nationwide aerial-spraying ban on three neonicotinoids in 180 days
The 4th Panel of the Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region ruled unanimously that MAPA must formalise the prohibition on aerial application of imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam across all crops, finding 'qualified administrative inertia' after Ibama's re-evaluations of 2021 and 2024; Ib