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The EU food safety agency (EFSA) has presented its first steps towards creating an integrated risk assessment framework for honeybees which aims to contribute to the development of future environmental assessments. ‘MUST-B’ aims to encompass multiple stressors – including chemical, biological or related to environmental factors, such as climate change and agricultural practices – together in a single risk assessment framework. It is made up of two parts: a simulation model of a honey bee colony, called ApisRAM, and a monitoring system, with data flowing between the two. This monitorin...

Updated / Monday, 21 Dec 2020 15:09 What exactly will NPHET modellers be looking at as they consider tighter Covid-19 restrictions in the coming days? With detected cases of Covid-19 rising sharply in recent days, the Cabinet is due to meet on Tuesday to decide on what sort of restrictions will be imposed after Christmas – and exactly when they will come into force. By now, we've all heard the refrain that NPHET advises and the government decides. But Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said on Sunday that we needed to do everything we could to ensure that hospitals were protected. And w...