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March 28, 2024
This week a ‘hidden’ report by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) was finally revealed. This report from 2016 sheds light on the genotoxic risk of g...
March 25, 2024
Spring feels like a new start to life. The emerging sun shines on the fresh green leaves and flowers. Buzzing bees and chirping birds enchant the air and warm the heart. Many people visit garden centr...
March 19, 2024
The EU is planning to continue its toxic legacy. Despite the known dangers to health and the environment, no less than 20 pesticides are to receive an extended permit. Four of them are PFAS. This is o...
March 18, 2024
A new opinion poll shows that 70% of Dutch people think that pesticide use should be reduced by 50% by 2030. The same survey shows that 73% of Dutch people think the 30 most toxic pesticides should be...
March 13, 2024
The airborne spread of pesticides is seriously underestimated. A new study in Italy shows that pesticides spread in the apple-growing region of South Tyrol do not remain in the orchards. They spread t...
February 26, 2024
This week our new report reveals an alarming rise in PFAS pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables. PFAS pesticides can harm our health and the environment. Pesticide producers umbrella organisation...
February 13, 2024
The EFSA is using outdated and very industry friendly guidelines to assess the effect of pesticides on insects. We have urged the European Commission to revise a very important guideline. It is one of...
February 12, 2024
Last week the European Commission announced that they will withdraw their proposal for a new law to reduce pesticide use. However, doing nothing to address the pesticide problem is not an option. Soil...
February 5, 2024
Romania is breaking EU law by allowing the use of banned pesticides. In January last year, the European Court of Justice ruled that such derogations go against EU law. Yet the Romanian Ministry of Agr...
January 24, 2024
The good, the bad and the ugly. That could be the theme of the SCoPAFF meetings on pesticide legislation in the EU. In the next January meeting, representatives of EU countries plan to mix a few good ...