Syngenta to appeal French ban on pesticide Cruiser OSR

Date:07-02-2012

Swiss agrochemical group Syngenta will seek to block a French ban on its Cruiser OSR pesticide (active ingredients: thiamethoxam + fludioxonil + metalaxyl-M) through a fast-track appeal, a company spokesman said on Friday.

"We are going to file very quickly an urgent appeal to seek a suspension injunction from the administrative court," said Laurent Peron, a spokesman for Syngenta France.

France's farm minister said earlier he would ban Cruiser OSR, used to treat rapeseed crops, on the grounds of risks posed to bees.