How did sugar become a topic of concern for the entire European Union?

Despite the fact that neonicotinoids have been banned in France and Europe since 2018, the government has granted temporary exemptions for the use of two of these insecticides in 2021: imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. The exceptions that allowed the use of pesticide-treated seeds were intended to protect sugar beet crops from widespread aphid infestations. However, as […]