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Chemistry World
April 30, 2013
Laura Howes |
Europe to ban controversial pesticides Three neonicotinoid insecticides are to be banned from use on crops that attract bees for two years in the EU. This follows a vote by member states yesterday.   |
Chemistry World
April 29, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Appeal reverses ECHA call for animal tests An appeal has overturned the European Chemicals Agency's request for additional animal toxicity testing on the automotive air-conditioning refrigerant 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf). |
Chemistry World
April 16, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Biofuels are expensive and unsustainable, report says A report from independent policy analysts Chatham House has concluded that current European policy on biofuels fails to ensure that they are produced sustainably, and means that they are not a cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Drug restrictions delay magic mushroom trial The first clinical trial to explore the antidepressant effects of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component of magic mushrooms, has been delayed by EU and UK drug regulations. |
Chemistry World
April 5, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
Controversial pesticides down but not out The US Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by environmental groups and beekeepers over the use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids. The European Food Safety Agency also issued a report highlighting several risks posed to bees. |
Chemistry World
March 28, 2013
Emma Stoye |
London mayor accused over dust suppressants The European commission is investigating the use of dust suppressants in London following accusations that they were deliberately used around air monitoring sensors to disguise high levels of pollution. |
Chemistry World
March 27, 2013
Patrick Walter |
Jari Kinaret: Flagging up graphene An interview with Jari Kinaret from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden who is heading up the 1 billion euro European graphene flagship initiative. He says the research project resonated well with the European Commission. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2013 |
Who's Really in Charge of European Drug Registration? The European Commission blocks the authorization of a life-saving liver drug outside of France. |
Chemistry World
February 13, 2013
Alexander Hellemans |
ESRF upgrade gears up for industry The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, has called on its user community to discuss the scientific prospects of a second phase of an upgrade, to be completed by 2020. |
Chemistry World
February 7, 2013
Andrew Turley |
BASF drops GM potato projects BASF has announced that it is no longer seeking EU marketing approval for its controversial genetically modified potatoes. |
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