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"Madam President, I very much welcome Mr Lannoye's report because of the increasing evidence that pesticides cause problems for human health. After ten years of this directive, we can see that implementation is very haphazard and that citizens do not receive the protection from pesticides that they are entitled to expect on the basis of the scientific evidence available.
It is particularly important to note this legislation relates to maximum residue limits. This is the concept that there is an acceptable dose.
However, we know that the concept has been disproved and that there is no safety threshold for certain substances. What is more, no account is taken during the evaluation procedure of some important aspects such as endocrine disruption and the existence of vulnerable groups.
In addition, the arrival of seeds genetically modified to resist herbicides should have entailed re-evaluation of these herbicides as a priority. This clearly has not happened. There are other issues, such as the delay in dealing with dangerous substances, such as lindane, which are regrettable but I believe the rapporteur has addressed all these issues very thoroughly and I was very happy to endorse the report."@en1
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