Agriculture committee  Thank you very much for the question and the opportunity to respond. I think first and foremost we would like to see the PMRA consider more of the data that is available than what is currently in their decision. There is a wealth of data out there that wasn't part of this decisi

Agriculture committee  Yes, absolutely.

Agriculture committee  Our experience has been that when the government was going to make a regulatory proposal, we had the opportunity to discuss that with them. In this case, the discussion did not take place prior to publication of the proposal.

Agriculture committee  I believe the label as it stands today is fit for use. It provides adequate direction to growers. When used according to the label direction, it poses no undue risk.

Agriculture committee  I think what you described are pieces of the puzzle that describe the story. We work through a series of tiered risk assessments, starting with the very most fundamental, controlled, in-lab types of studies, which give us direction as to what we should look for at the next level.

Agriculture committee  Madam Chair, members of committee, thank you for inviting me here today to share with you Bayer's view on the proposed regulatory action on imidacloprid with respect to aquatic invertebrate safety and its potential impact on segments of production agriculture in Canada. Bayer is