Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all for being here today to help us unravel an issue that is quite complex, as some of my colleagues have pointed out.
Of course, we have to make sure that those of you in the industry remain efficient and competitive in the current marketplace. We also want to foster the conditions for environmentally sound and sustainable production. There seems to be no doubt that this product, imidacloprid, is widely used in the industry.
Are there no other available products that could be used, ones that would be less detrimental to the environment, as the studies seem to show?