Bayer's spokesman, Dr Julian Little, is being recalled to the environmental audit committee to explain "discrepancies" in his evidence

The effect of neonicotinoids on pollinators is under investigation by the UK parliament and the Guardian has learned that Bayer's spokesman, Dr Julian Little, is being recalled to explain "discrepancies" in his evidence. "Our inquiry has identified apparent flaws in the assessment of imidacloprid," said Joan Walley MP, chair of the environmental audit committee. "Despite data from field trials showing the pesticide could linger in the environment at dangerous levels, imidacloprid was approved for use in the EU. We have asked chemical giant Bayer to return to parliament to explain discrepancies in its evidence on the amount of time that imidacloprid remains in the environment."

Source: The Guardian, 16 January 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/16/insecticide-unaccepta…