Swiss Parliament rejects agchem ban proposals for referendum

摘要

The Swiss Parliament has rejected a proposal and all alternative proposals seeking a blanket ban on the use of conventional pesticides. The Swiss Parliament has rejected a proposal and all alternative proposals seeking a blanket ban on the use of conventional pesticides. In February, an initiative to ban the use of synthetic pesticides in Switzerland collected enough signatures to run a referendum entitled: "For a Switzerland free of synthetic pesticides". The proposal is for a ban on use and the import of food and feed produced with pesticides. If approved in a plebiscite, the government would have ten years to fulfil the ban.