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October 21, 2026
When the EU discussed plans to reduce pesticide use across Europe, the Christian Democrat EPP group asked for a second impact assessment to investigate what the consequences would be. Now, as if it we...
October 20, 2026
The Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg and PAN Europe, coordinators of the Soil Pollution Think Tank (TT) of the Horizon Europe Soils for Europe SOLO project, held a summer webinar focused...
October 7, 2026
A new investigation report by Corporate Observatory Europe exposes how the pesticide industry and its allies are trying to weaken pesticide regulations and lower the level of protection for people and...
October 5, 2026
The European Union has been at a standstill for over a year in its meetings to regulate pesticides. Only the endocrine disruptor buprofezin was finally banned in the latest SCOPAFF meeting at the end ...
October 1, 2026
Time to ban all sources of TFA pollution starting with PFAS pesticidesA new study has detected the ultra-short PFAS trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in all 110 European participants’ blood samples test...
September 17, 2026
In a letter sent today, over 500 scientists, practitioners, and public health and environmental officials have raised concerns about the rapid pace for the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus, the EU Commiss...
September 9, 2026
PAN Netherlands has asked the national pesticide authority Ctgb to withdraw the authorisation of 50 pesticide formulations. They contain substances that are proven to be endocrine-disrupting or harmfu...
July 16, 2026
A large-scale study assessed the level of exposure to pesticides, using wristbands worn by farmers and citizens living close to fields. The results show the important exposure to pesticides via pathwa...
July 2, 2026
The fungicide fluazinam can harm brain development, but this evidence was effectively hidden from regulators for more than a decade- new research from scientists at Stockholm University has revealed.&...
June 5, 2026
During European Week Against Cancer, the European Commission defended its Beating Cancer Plan, a strategy to tackle cancer from prevention to early detection. While the EU rightly focuses on tackling ...