date:Aug 30, 2019
hough it is currently banned in eight states: Germany, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Latvia and Lithuania.
In the EU, pesticide authorizations are periodically reassessed in light of scientific findings; a decision that ultimately depends on the member states. That of chlorpyrifos expires on January 31 next year.
Since its launch in 1965, it has been one of the most widely used pesticides in agriculture to protect crops from insects. In fact, in the European Union, chlorpyrifos