BASF challenges EU ban on fipronil pesticide

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BASF challenges EU ban on fipronil pesticide

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/basf-challenges-eu-ban-fipronil-pesticide-142532229--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zdczgWI7Dv1Y4HslFhLQRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-11-05T142532Z_1_CBRE9A4142R00_RTROPTP_2_EU-PESTICIDES-BASF.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Honeybee gathers pollen from a flower at farm in the western Austrian village of Seefeld" align="left" title="Honeybee gathers pollen from a flower at farm in the western Austrian village of Seefeld" border="0" /></a>German chemicals group BASF said it launched a legal challenge against the European Commission's ban of BASF's insecticide fipronil, imposed in July on concern its use as seed treatment is linked to declining bee populations. BASF has filed legal action with the General Court of the European Union because &quot;valid scientific studies and evidence were not properly taken into account,&quot; BASF said in a statement on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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