| Co-op bans use of pesticides in bid to save bees - 28/1/09 |
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The supermarket chain Co-op has banned foods grown using pesticides that harm honey bees. The use of some pesticides have been blamed for Colony Collapse Disorder and yesterday the Co-operative announced it was banning any foods grown using the chemicals from their own range of fresh products The retailer also said it was donating £150,000 for research into why honeybee numbers are falling, and would be trialling a wild flower mix to be planted alongside crops on its farms to support bees |