Two widely used insecticides, may pose health risks to the human population, and has already caused a decline in the bee population, the EU explained

As a result, experts wanted "some guidance levels for acceptable exposure ... to be lowered while further research is carried out to provide more reliable data on developmental neurotoxicity (DNT)."
The EFSA said its opinion was based on recent research and existing data on "the potential of acetamiprid and imidacloprid to damage the developing human nervous system -- in particular the brain."
The research suggested the two insecticides "may adversely affect the development of neurons and brain structures associated with functions such as learning and memory," the EFSA said in a statement.
"It concluded that some current guidance levels for acceptable exposure ... may not be protective enough to safeguard against developmental neurotoxicity and should be reduced," the EFSA added.
Earlier this year, the European Union restricted the use of a series of insecticides made by Swiss chemicals giant Syngenta and its German peer Bayer on concerns they were responsible for a catastrophic decline in bee populations
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In July, it restricted the use of fipronil, made by Germany's BASF, for similar reasons.
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It is estimate bees account for some 80 percent of plant pollination by insects.
The companies involved insist that their products are not at fault and Sygenta and Bayer said in August they would take legal action against Brussels.
Source-AFP