Safer pest control products and a quicker approval process

Safer pest control products and a quicker approval process

(...) Biocides, such as anti-bacterial disinfectants and insect sprays, should be safer and subject to a quicker approval process, said Environment Committee MEPs voting on a legislative proposal on Tuesday. MEPs also want to reduce the number of experiments on animals to test such products. The proposed legislation will replace existing rules from 1998. It aims to better harmonise the rules on approving and using biocides, while complementing the latest pesticides and REACH chemical legislation. The report by European Parliament rapporteur Christa Klass (EPP, DE) was adopted by the Environment Committee with 47 votes in favour, 5 against and 6 abstentions.(...)