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Wristband study proves: farmers and citizens exposed to highly toxic pesticides

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...

Fraud scandal in EU pesticide approval system has kept neurotoxic pesticide on the market for years

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.&...

EU allows cancer-linked pesticides, despite known potential risks

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 ...

Pesticide sales rise in the EU despite Commission claims of decline in use

June 2, 2026

Pesticide sales in the EU rose by 8% in 2024 compared to the previous year, reaching 316.000 tonnes, according to the latest Eurostat data. The new data refute the Commission’s claim of a 61% reductio...

Ending Europe’s toxic pesticide exports: voices from South Africa brought to Brussels

May 29, 2026

Women farm workers and activists from South Africa, representing the Women on Farms Project, came to Brussels and stood face-to-face with EU policy-makers. Invited by PAN Europe under the End Toxic Pe...

EU Court rulings should lead to better regulation of pesticides

May 22, 2026

We have urged the European Commission to fully incorporate the rulings from three recent EU Court cases led by PAN Europe. These judgments - on cypermethrin, dimoxystrobin, and co-formulants - reveal ...

Call on Spain to recognise Parkinson’s as an occupational disease

May 21, 2026

Environmental and health organisations in Spain have urged the government to urgently classify Parkinson's disease as an occupational illness for farmers exposed to pesticides. They also called for ep...

Pesticide risk assessment should look at the behaviour of bees, not just their survival - Interview with Simone Tosi, PhD, Associate Professor

May 20, 2026

A major shortcoming in the assessment of pesticides is that it only looks at the mortality rate of a limited number of insect species. But what is the effect if beneficial insects are weakened, can no...

Diflufenican breaks down into TFA and must be banned

April 23, 2026

The case against diflufenican is now clear-cut. This herbicide, widely applied on winter cereals across Europe, breaks down into trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), an ultra-persistent "forever chemical" that...

Pesticide-free agriculture is profitable and boosts yields, a new French study shows

April 16, 2026

While the environmental and health harm of pesticides are well-known, many people ask: Can agriculture thrive without them? The answer, backed by a groundbreaking 10-year study in France, is a resound...

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